; (2) by striking an elected officer of the Senate, or ; (3) by striking leaves office or employment and inserting leaves employment ; and (4) by striking former elected officer or . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to an individual who leaves office on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 6. Prohibiting consideration in House of Representatives of measures lacking demonstrable bipartisan support (a) Amendment to Rules of House of Representatives Rule XIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: 7. It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives or in the Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union to consider a bill, joint resolution, resolution, or conference report unless the measure involved has demonstrable bipartisan support in the form in which it is to be considered. . (b) Sense of the House regarding majority party protocols and procedures It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the majority party of the House should ensure that its protocols and procedures applicable to the consideration of measures by the House are consistent with the requirements of clause 7 of rule XIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives (as added by subsection (a)). (c) Exercise of rulemaking powers The provisions of this section are enacted— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of the House, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the House of Representatives to change such rules (so far as relating to the House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the House.