United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 68 (94th)
A resolution establishing a procedure for requiring amendments to bills and resolutions to be germane.
Introduced
7 February 1975
Last action
15 September 1976 · Calendars
Status
Placed on calendar in Senate under Subjects on the Table.
Sponsors
Sen. Pastore, John O. [D-RI], Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX], Sen. Brock, Bill [R-TN], Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV], Sen. Symington, Stuart [D-MO]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
Declares that any time during the consideration of a bill or resolution in the Senate it shall be in order to move that no amendment which is not germane or relevant to the subject matter of the bill or resolution, shall thereafter be in order. Provides that if such a motion is agreed to by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senators present and voting, then an amendment thereafter proposed (except amendments proposed by the committee which reported such bill or resolution) which is not germane or relevant to the subject matter of such bill or resolution, or to the subject matter of an amendment proposed by the committee which reported such bill or resolution shall not be in order.
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Timeline
7 February 1975
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
Source: IntroReferral
7 February 1975
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
6 May 1976
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Rules and Administration with amendment, S. Rept. 94-791.
Source: Committee
6 May 1976
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Rules and Administration with amendment, S. Rept. 94-791.
Source: Committee
15 September 1976
Calendars
Placed on calendar in Senate under Subjects on the Table.
Source: Calendars
Votes
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Documents
2 official files
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 6 May 1976
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 7 February 1975
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Sponsors
- Sen. Pastore, John O. [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bentsen, Lloyd M. [D-TX] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brock, Bill [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Randolph, Jennings [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Symington, Stuart [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
- · ssra00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/senate-resolution/68
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/94/sres/68
- us · 94-sres-68 · source updated 14 January 2025