[United States Senate Manual, 110th Congress]
[S. Doc. 110-1]
[Front Matter]
[Pages i-viii]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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110th Congress, 2nd Session -  -  -  -   -  -  -  Senate Document 110-1
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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

                                   Matthew McGowan

                               Under the Direction of

                                   Howard Gantman

                                   Staff Director

                        Committee on Rules and Administration

                               Chair, Dianne Feinstein

                                United States Senate

                             One Hundred Tenth Congress

                           U.S. Government Printing Office

                                  Washington : 2008
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                        COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

                         DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California, Chair

            ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia  ROBERT F. BENNETT, Utah
            DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii       TED STEVENS, Alaska
            CHRISTOPHER J. DODD,           MITCH McCONNELL, Kentucky
                Connecticut                THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi
            CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York   KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas
            RICHARD J. DURBIN, Illinois    C. SAXBY CHAMBLISS, Georgia
            E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska   CHUCK HAGEL, Nebraska
            HARRY REID, Nevada             LAMAR ALEXANDER, Tennessee
            PATTY MURRAY, Washington
            MARK L. PRYOR, Arkansas

                           Howard Gantman, Staff Director
                     Mary Suit Jones, Republican Staff Director

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                       Printed pursuant to 44 U.S.C. Sec. 720.



                The Committee would like to acknowledge and thank Sara 
            Jones, Office of Senate Legal Counsel, and Beth Hahn, Senate 
            Historical Office, for their significant assistance in 
            compiling and editing this document.

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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 not 
                        embraced in the Rules, and 
                        Resolutions Affecting the Business 
                        of the Senate.......................    60
                    Rules for Regulation of the Senate Wing 
                        of the Capitol and Senate Office 
                        Buildings...........................   150
                    Rules for Impeachment Trials............   170
                    Cleaves' Manual of Conferences and 
                        Conference Reports..................   200
                            Index...........................   261
                    General and Permanent Laws Relating to 
                        the Senate 
                        (Extracts from the United States 
                        Code):
                            Contents........................   270
                            Text............................   275
            Historical Documents:
                    Declaration of Independence.............  1350
                    Articles of Confederation...............  1351
                    Ordinance of 1787.......................  1352
                    Constitution of the United States.......  1360
                            Ratification......................1369
                            Amendments........................1370
                            Index...........................  1398
            Statistical Data:
                    Presidents Pro Tempore of the Senate 
                        (1st-110th Cong.)...................  1400
                    Deputy President Pro Tempore of the 
                        Senate..............................  1401
                    Permanent Acting President Pro Tempore 
                        of the Senate (88th-95th Cong.).....  1402
                    President Pro Tempore Emeritus of the 
                        Senate (107th-110th Cong.)..........  1403
                    Senators of the United States (1st-110th 
                        Cong.)..............................  1404
                            Index...........................  1505
                    Electoral Votes, President and Vice 
                        President (1789-1996)...............  1506
                    Supreme Court Justices (1789-2008)......  1570
                    Cabinet Officers (1789-2008)............  1571
                    Ratification of the Constitution by the 
                        Thirteen Original States............  1590
                    States Admitted into the Union Since the 
                        Adoption of the Constitution........  1591
                    The District of Columbia................  1592
                    The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
                        Insular Possessions, and Trust 
                        Territory of the Pacific Islands....  1593
                    Apportionments of Representatives.......  1594
            General Index...................................  1600

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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, 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
                          Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry....  25.1a

                          Appropriations..........................  25.1b

                          Armed Services..........................  25.1c

                          Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.....  25.1d

                          Budget..................................  25.1e

                          Commerce, Science, and Transportation...  25.1f

                          Energy and Natural Resources............  25.1g

                          Environment and Public Works............  25.1h

                          Finance.................................  25.1i

                          Foreign Relations.......................  25.1j

                          Governmental Affairs....................  25.1k

                          Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions..  25.1l

                          Judiciary...............................  25.1m

                          Rules and Administration................  25.1n

                          Small Business and Entrepreneurship.....  25.1o

                          Veterans' Affairs.......................  25.1p

                          Number of members.......................  25.2-
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                                                                  Senate 
                                                                  Manual 
                                                                  Section
                        Rule
                          Limitations and exceptions in respect to 
                            committee membership..................  25.4
                 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
                 XLIV.  Congressionally directed spending and 
                            related items.........................    44

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