the Rules Committee within 30 legislative days of receiving its 290th cosponsor. The Rules Committee shall report a rule unless the majority +1 of the entire Committee rejects the rule. This will ensure that legislation with broad support gets appropriate committee and floor consideration. (B) Any germane amendment offered to a bill with a structured rule that has at least 20 Republican and 20 Democrat cosponsors must be allowed floor consideration by the Rules Committee. This will ensure that amendments with wide bipartisan appeal get due consideration on the floor. (C) Ensure Committee-passed bills get to the floor by providing for privileged consideration of bills passed out of committee after a gestation period. The Rules Committee shall report a rule unless the majority +1 of the entire Committee rejects the rule. (6) Once per session, all Members of Congress shall be granted a markup on at least one piece of legislation, as designated by the Member, that has at least one cosponsor from the opposite party and is referred to a Committee on which they serve. (7) Establish a bipartisan annual joint meeting at the U.S. Capitol at the beginning of each Congress to discuss the terms legislative agenda and help encourage bipartisan cooperation. (8) Require a minimum of a 3-business-day notice of a committee markup, unless the committee chairman and ranking minority member agree to a different schedule. (This is meant to keep the minority from being unduly surprised with short notice to prepare, and is in reference to House Rule XI, Clause 2(g)(4)). (9) Require a majority vote on all Committees to enable the Chair to waive jurisdiction over legislation that has been assigned to the committee by the Parliamentarian. (10) The election of the Speaker of the House requires an absolute majority of all Members of the House, regardless of whether they are present.