[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.