2 U.S.C. § 30b
Notice of objecting to proceeding
United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective
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- 2 U.S.C. § 30b, Notice of objecting to proceeding, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/422180
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The Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate or their designees shall 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—
“I, Senator ____, intend to object to proceedings to ____, dated ____ for the following reasons ____.”.
The Secretary of the Senate shall establish for both the Senate Calendar of Business and the Senate Executive Calendar a separate section entitled “Notice of Intent to Object to Proceeding”.
The section required by paragraph (1) shall include—
A Senator who has notified their respective leader and who has withdrawn their objection within the 6 session day period is not required to submit a notification under subsection (a)(2).
A Senator may have an item with respect to the Senator removed from a calendar to which it was added under subsection (b) by submitting for inclusion in the Congressional Record the following notice:
“I, Senator ____, do not object to proceed to ____, dated ____.”.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007