    [United States Senate Manual, 106th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 106-1]
    [Front Matter]
    [Pages i-vii]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    106th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - Senate Document 106-1
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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

                                Lory Breneman

                             Under the Direction of

                              Tamara S. Somerville

                                  Staff Director

                       Committee on Rules and Administration

                               United States Senate

                            One Hundred Sixth Congress

                          U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
                                  WASHINGTON : 2000

    _________________________________________________________________________

    For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office
                      Washington, D.C. 20402 (Paper Cover)

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                      COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

                       MITCH McCONNELL, Kentucky, Chairman
    JESSE HELMS, North Carolina            CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut
    TED STEVENS, Alaska                    ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia
    JOHN WARNER, Virginia                  DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii
    THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi              DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN, New
    RICK SANTORUM, Pennsylvania               York
    DON NICKLES, Oklahoma                  DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California
    TRENT LOTT, Mississippi                ROBERT G. TORRICELLI, New Jersey
    KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas            CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York
                            Tamara S. Somerville, Staff Director
             Kennie L. Gill, Democratic Staff Director and Chief Counsel

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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 ofthe Senate ....................  55
       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 ......................................  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 106th 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 106th Cong.) ............. 799
            Index ..................................................... 900
       Electoral Votes for President and Vice President (1789-1996) ... 901
       Supreme Court Justices (1789-2000) ............................. 950
       Cabinet Officers (1789-2000) ................................... 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
                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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