A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to prohibit the consideration of legislation in the Senate unless the text of the legislation that will be considered has been made publicly available in electronic form for a mandatory minimum review period.

SRES 18 amends Senate rules to require that all legislative text (bills, resolutions, etc.) be publicly available electronically for a minimum review period before the Senate can consider it. The key provision sets a mandatory review period equal to either 2 minutes per page of the bill or 72 hours - whichever is longer - starting when the text is first made public. Senators must also self-certify they have read the legislation before voting on it. This rule change directly affects all Senators and Senate staff by altering the procedural timeline for reviewing and voting on legislation.