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A resolution establishing as a standing order of the Senate a requirement that a Senator publicly discloses a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter.

Introduced: August 1, 2003 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 108th Congress
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Agreed to (Senate)
Aug 1, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10923)
Aug 1, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10923-10924)
Aug 1, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the majority and minority leaders of the Senate or their designees to recognize a notice of intent of a Senator who is a member of their caucus to object to proceeding to a measure or matter only if the Senator submits: (1) such notice in writing to the appropriate leader or their designee; and (2) within three days after the submission, a specified notice for inclusion in the Congressional Record and in the applicable calendar section established by the Secretary of the Senate for both the Senate Calendar of Business and the Senate Executive Calendar entitled "Notices of Intent to Object to Proceeding."

Authorizes a Senator to have an item with respect to the Senator removed from the calendar to which it was added by submitting a specified notice.

What's happening now August 1, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10923)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Aug 1, 2003
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Aug 1, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 216: A resolution establishing as a standing order of the Senate a requirement that a Senator publicly discloses a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SRES-216/
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"S. Res. 216: A resolution establishing as a standing order of the Senate a requirement that a Senator publicly discloses a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SRES-216/.
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S. Res. 216, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SRES-216/.
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[S. Res. 216: A resolution establishing as a standing order of the Senate a requirement that a Senator publicly discloses a notice of intent to object to proceeding to any measure or matter.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-SRES-216/)
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