[United States Senate Manual, 104th Congress]
[S. Doc. 104-1]
[Front Matter]
[Pages i-vii]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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            104th Congress, 1st Session -  -  -  - Senate Document 104-1

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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

                                    Lana R. Slack

                               Under the Direction of

                                 Grayson Winterling

                                   Staff Director

                        Committee on Rules and Administration

                                United States Senate

                             One Hundred Fourth Congress

                           U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                                  WASHINGTON : 1995

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                                   Printing Office

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                        COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

                           JOHN WARNER, Virginia, Chairman

            MARK O. HATFIELD, Oregon       WENDELL H. FORD, Kentucky
            JESSE HELMS, North Carolina    CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island
            ROBERT DOLE, Kansas            ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
            TED STEVENS, Alaska            DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii
            MITCH McCONNELL, Kentucky      DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN, New 
            THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi          York
            RICK SANTORUM, Pennsyulvania   CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, 
            DON NICKLES, Oklahoma              Connecticut
                                           DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California

                         Grayson Winterling, Staff Director

             Kennie L. Gill, Democratic Staff Director and Chief Counsel

                      Lana R. Slack, Professional Staff Member

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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
                            Cross-reference Table to 
                                Provisions of the 
                                Congressional Budget and 
                                Impoundment Control Act of 
                                1974, as amended, Relating 
                                to the Operation of the 
                                Senate......................    55
                    Nonstatutory Standing Orders and 
                        Resolutions Affecting the Business 
                        of the Senate.......................    60
                    Rules for Regulation of the Senate Wing 
                        of the Capitol......................    80
                    Rules for Impeachment Trials............   100
                    Cleaves' Manual of Conferences and 
                        Conference Reports..................   127
                            Index...........................   188
                    General and Permanent Laws Relating to 
                        the Senate (Extracts from the United 
                        States Code):
                            Contents........................   200
                            Text............................   201
            Historical Documents:
                    Declaration of Independence.............   755
                    Articles of Confederation...............   756
                    Ordinance of 1787.......................   757
                    Constitution of the United States.......   760
                            Ratification...................... 769
                            Amendments........................ 770
                            Index...........................   797.5
            Statistical Data:
                    Presidents Pro Tempore of the Senate 
                        (1st to 104th Cong.)................   798
                    Deputy President Pro Tempore of the 
                        Senate..............................   798.3
                    Permanent Acting President Pro Tempore 
                        of the Senate (88th to 95th Cong.)..   798.5
                    Senators of the United States (1st to 
                        104th Cong.)........................   799
                            Index...........................   900
                    Electoral Votes for President and Vice 
                        President (1789-1992)...............   901
                    Supreme Court Justices (1789-1995)......   950
                    Cabinet Officers (1789-1995)............   951
                    Ratification of the Constitution by the 
                        Thirteen Original States............   970
                    States Admitted into the Union Since the 
                        Adoption of the Constitution........   971
                    The District of Columbia................   972
                    The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
                        Insular Possessions, and Trust 
                        Territory of the Pacific Islands....   973
                    Apportionments of Representatives.......   974
            General Index...................................   999



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                               RULES, LAWS, PROCEDURES

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                            STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE

                 Rule                                             Senate 
                                                                  Manual 
                                                                  Section
                    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