[United States Senate Manual, 112th Congress]
[S. Doc. 112-1]
[Standing Rules of the Senate]
[Pages 1-2]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


         1                             RULE I

                        APPOINTMENT OF A SENATOR TO THE CHAIR

       1.1      1. In the absence of the Vice President, the Senate 
            shall choose a President pro tempore, who shall hold the 
            office and execute the duties thereof during the pleasure of 
            the Senate and until another is elected or his term of 
            office as a Senator expires.
       1.2      2. In the absence of the Vice President, and pending the 
            election of a President pro tempore, the Acting President 
            pro tempore or the Secretary of the Senate, or in his 
            absence the Assistant Secretary, shall perform the duties of 
            the Chair.
       1.3      3. The President pro tempore shall have the right to 
            name in open Senate or, if absent, in writing, a Senator to 
            perform the duties of the Chair, including the signing of 
            duly enrolled bills and joint resolutions but such 
            substitution shall not extend beyond an adjournment, except 
            by unanimous consent; and the Senator so named shall have 
            the right to name in open session, or, if absent, in 
            writing, a Senator to perform the duties of the Chair, but 
            not to

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            extend beyond an adjournment, except by unanimous consent.