§ 30b. Notice of objecting to proceeding

• (a) 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—
  • (1) following the objection to a unanimous consent to proceeding to, and, or passage of, a measure or matter on their behalf, submits the notice of intent in writing to the appropriate leader or their designee; and
  • (2) not later than 6 session days after the submission under paragraph (1), submits for inclusion in the Congressional Record and in the applicable calendar section described in subsection (b) the following notice: “I, Senator ____, intend to object to proceedings to ____, dated ____ for the following reasons ____.”.
• (b)
  • (1) 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”.
  • (2) The section required by paragraph (1) shall include—
    • (A) the name of each Senator filing a notice under subsection (a)(2);
    • (B) the measure or matter covered by the calendar that the Senator objects to; and
    • (C) the date the objection was filed.
  • (3) A Senator who has notified their respective leader and who has withdrawn their objection within the 6 session day period is not required to submit a notification under subsection (a)(2).
• (c) 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 ____.”.