[United States Senate Manual, 107th Congress] [S. Doc. 107-1] [Front Matter] [Pages i-vi] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] [[Page i]] 107th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - Senate Document 107-1 ____________________________________________________________ SENATE MANUAL containing the STANDING RULES, ORDERS, LAWS, AND RESOLUTIONS AFFECTING THE BUSINESS of the UNITED STATES SENATE declaration of independence articles of confederation ordinance of 1787 and the constitution of the united states Prepared by Andrea LaRue Under the Direction of Kennie L. Gill Staff Director and Chief Counsel Committee on Rules and Administration United States Senate One Hundred Seventh Congress U.S. Government Printing Office Washington : 2002 ____________________________________________________________ For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll-free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2550 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402- 0001 [[Page ii]] COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut, Chairman ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia MITCH McCONNELL, Kentucky DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii JOHN WARNER, Virginia DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California JESSE HELMS, North Carolina ROBERT G. TORRICELLI, New TED STEVENS, Alaska Jersey THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York RICK SANTORUM, Pennsylvania JOHN B. BREAUX, Louisiana DON NICKLES, Oklahoma TOM DASCHLE, South Dakota TRENT LOTT, Mississippi MARK DAYTON, Minnesota KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois Kennie L. Gill, Staff Director and Chief Counsel Tamara S. Somerville, Republican Staff Director ______ Printed pursuant to 44 U.S.C. Sec. 720. (II) [[Page iii]] TABLE OF CONTENTS Senate Manual Section Rules, Laws, Procedures: Standing Rules of the Senate............ 1 (Itemized list on page vii) Index to Standing Rules of the Senate...................... 50 Nonstatutory Standing Orders and Resolutions Affecting the Business of the Senate....................... 60 Rules for Regulation of the Senate Wing of the Capitol and Senate Office Buildings........................... 120 Rules for Impeachment Trials............ 140 Cleaves' Manual of Conferences and Conference Reports.................. 170 Index........................... 231 General and Permanent Laws Relating to the Senate (Extracts from the United States Code): Contents........................ 250 Text............................ 251 Historical Documents: Declaration of Independence............. 1230 Articles of Confederation............... 1231 Ordinance of 1787....................... 1232 Constitution of the United States....... 1240 Ratification......................1249 Amendments........................1250 Index........................... 1278 Statistical Data: Presidents Pro Tempore of the Senate (1st-106th Cong.)................... 1280 Deputy President Pro Tempore of the Senate.............................. 1281 Permanent Acting President Pro Tempore of the Senate (88th-95th Cong.)..... 1282 Senators of the United States (1st to 106th Cong.)........................ 1283 Index........................... 1385 Electoral Votes, President and Vice President (1789-1996)............... 1386 Supreme Court Justices (1789-2000)...... 1450 Cabinet Officers (1789-2000)............ 1451 Ratification of the Constitution by the Thirteen Original States............ 1470 States Admitted into the Union Since the Adoption of the Constitution........ 1471 The District of Columbia................ 1472 The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Insular Possessions, and Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.... 1473 Apportionments of Representatives....... 1474 General Index................................... 1500 (iii) [[Page iv]] ===========================================================_ RULES, LAWS, PROCEDURES ===========================================================_ [[Page vi]] STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE Senate Manual Section Rule I. Appointment of a Senator to the Chair..... 1 II. Presentation of credentials and questions of privilege.......................... 2 III. Oaths..................................... 3 IV. Commencement of daily sessions............ 4 V. Suspension and amendment of the rules..... 5 VI. Quorum--absent Senators may be sent for... 6 VII. Morning business.......................... 7 VIII. Order of business......................... 8 IX. Messages.................................. 9 X. Special orders............................ 10 XI. Papers--withdrawal, printing, reading of, and reference......................... 11 XII. Voting procedure.......................... 12 XIII. Reconsideration........................... 13 XIV. Bills, joint resolutions, and preambles thereto............................... 14 XV. Amendments and motions.................... 15 XVI. Appropriations and amendments to general appropriations bills.................. 16 XVII. Reference to committees; motions to discharge; reports of committees; and hearings available.................... 17 XVIII. Business continued from session to session 18 XIX. Debate.................................... 19 XX. Questions of order........................ 20 XXI. Session with closed doors................. 21 XXII. Precedence of motions..................... 22 XXIII. Privilege of the floor.................... 23 XXIV. Appointment of committees................. 24 XXV. Standing committees....................... 25 XXVI. Committee procedure....................... 26 XXVII. Committee staff........................... 27 XXVIII. Conference committees; reports; open meetings.............................. 28 XXIX. Executive sessions........................ 29 XXX. Executive session--proceedings on treaties 30 XXXI. Executive session--proceedings on nominations........................... 31 XXXII. The President furnished with copies of records of executive sessions......... 32 XXXIII. Senate Chamber--Senate wing of the Capitol 33 XXXIV. Public financial disclosure............... 34 XXXV. Gifts..................................... 35 XXXVI. Outside earned income..................... 36 XXXVII. Conflict of interest...................... 37 XXXVIII. Prohibition of unofficial office accounts. 38 XXXIX. Foreign travel............................ 39 XL. Franking privilege and radio and television studios.................... 40 XLI. Political fund activity; definitions...... 41 XLII. Employment practices...................... 42 XLIII. Representation by Members................. 43 (vii)