S.Res. 18 — A resolution providing for sufficient time for legislation to be read.

This section establishes a new Senate rule prohibiting consideration of any bill, resolution, message, conference report, amendment between the Houses, amendment, treaty, or other measure or matter until 1 session day has passed since introduction for every 20 pages of the measure in usual form, plus 1 session day for any remaining pages. A Senator may raise a point of order against consideration in violation of the rule (not subject to a tabling motion), which may be waived only by an affirmative three-fifths vote of Members duly chosen and sworn, following debate of not more than 3 hours equally divided between the Senator raising the point of order and the Senator moving to waive (or their designees).