[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]
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107th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - Senate Document 107-1
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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
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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
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Printed pursuant to 44 U.S.C. Sec. 720.
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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Historical Documents: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
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RULES, LAWS, PROCEDURES
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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
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