Sec. 3. Consideration of bill or joint resolution in House or Senate
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If the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the Majority Leader of the Senate receives a certification under subsection
(b)from the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate (as the case may be) that a national discharge petition with respect to a bill or joint resolution during a Congress has met the threshold for consideration of the bill or joint resolution, and if the bill or joint resolution meets the additional requirements described in subsection (c), the Speaker or Majority Leader shall ensure that the House or Senate holds a vote on final passage of such bill or joint resolution not later than the earlier of— the expiration of the 15-day period (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays, and any day on which neither House is in session because of an adjournment sine die, a recess of more than 3 days, or an adjournment of more than 3 days) beginning on the date the Speaker or Minority Leader receives the certification; or the last day of the Congress. The Clerk or the Secretary (as the case may be) shall provide the Speaker of the House or the Majority Leader of the Senate with a certification that a national discharge petition with respect to a bill or joint resolution has met the threshold for consideration of the bill or joint resolution if the Clerk or the Secretary determines that— the number of valid signatures on the petition is equal to or greater than 5,000,000 (based on the most recent information available from the chief State election official of each State); and not more than 25 percent of the number of valid signatures on the petition are from residents of a single State. An individual’s signature shall be considered valid for purposes of a national discharge petition only if the individual provides with the signature— an attestation, made under penalty of perjury, that the individual is a qualified individual; and the name of the State in which the individual is registered to vote in elections for Federal office. The additional requirements described in this subsection with respect to a bill or joint resolution are as follows: Not fewer than 50 Members of the House of Representatives (including Delegates and the Resident Commissioner) or 11 Senators (as the case may be) are cosponsors of the bill or joint resolution. The Congressional Budget Office or the Congressional Research Service has prepared and made available to the Members and Senators an analysis of the bill or joint resolution.