Amends rule XV of the Standing Rules of the Senate to set forth the procedure for imposing a germaneness requirement on floor amendments. Requires a three-fifths vote of Senators present and voting to ban the consideration of non-germane amendments to a particular bill or resolution for the remainder of a calendar day. Requires a two-thirds vote of Senators present and voting to overturn the Presiding Officer's decision on a question of germaneness with respect to a particular amendment, or to hold such an amendment germane.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Rules.
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