    [United States Senate Manual, 112th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 112-1]
    [Standing Rules of the Senate]
    [Pages 7-8]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

             8                            RULE VIII

                                      ORDER OF BUSINESS

           8.1      1. At the conclusion of the morning business at the
                beginning of a new legislative day, unless upon motion the
                Senate shall at any time otherwise order, the Senate shall
                proceed to the consideration of the Calendar of Bills and
                Resolutions, and shall continue such consideration until 2
                hours after the Senate convenes on such day (the end of the
                morning hour); and bills and resolutions that are not ob

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                jected to shall be taken up in their order, and each Senator
                shall be entitled to speak once and for five minutes only
                upon any question; and an objection may be interposed at any
                stage of the proceedings, but upon motion the Senate may
                continue such consideration; and this order shall commence
                immediately after the call for ``other resolutions'', or
                after disposition of resolutions coming ``over under the
                rule'', and shall take precedence of the unfinished business
                and other special orders. But if the Senate shall proceed on
                motion with the consideration of any matter notwithstanding
                an objection, the foregoing provisions touching debate shall
                not apply.
           8.2      2. All motions made during the first two hours of a new
                legislative day to proceed to the consideration of any
                matter shall be determined without debate, except motions to
                proceed to the consideration of any motion, resolution, or
                proposal to change any of the Standing Rules of the Senate
                shall be debatable. Motions made after the first two hours
                of a new legislative day to proceed to the consideration of
                bills and resolutions are debatable.