§30b Notice of Objecting to Proceeding

Summary

Senate leaders must accept a senator’s written notice that they plan to object to moving forward on a bill or matter only if the senator is in that leader’s party group, first objected when a unanimous-consent request was made on their behalf, and then gave the leader a written notice. Within 6 session days after that, the senator must put a short statement in the Congressional Record and the Senate calendar saying who they are, what measure they object to, the date, and their reasons. If the senator told the leader and then withdrew the objection within 6 session days, they do not have to file that public statement. The Secretary of the Senate must add a separate “Notice of Intent to Object to Proceeding” section to both the Senate Calendar of Business and the Senate Executive Calendar. That section must list each filing senator, the item they object to, and the filing date. A senator can have their entry removed by filing a public statement saying they no longer object to the proceeding, giving the item and date.