    [United States Senate Manual, 113th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 113-1]
    [Standing Rules of the Senate]
    [Pages 5-6]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

             6                             RULE VI

                           QUORUM--ABSENT SENATORS MAY BE SENT FOR

           6.1      1. A quorum shall consist of a majority of the Senators
                duly chosen and sworn.
           6.2      2. No Senator shall absent himself from the service of
                the Senate without leave.
           6.3      3. If, at any time during the daily sessions of the
                Senate, a question shall be raised by any Senator as to the
                presence of a quorum, the Presiding Officer shall forthwith
                direct the Secretary to call the roll and shall announce the
                result, and these proceedings shall be without debate.
           6.4      4. Whenever upon such roll call it shall be ascertained
                that a quorum is not present, a majority of the Senators
                present may direct the Sergeant at Arms to request, and,
                when necessary, to compel the attendance of the absent
                Senators, which order shall be determined without debate;
                and pending its execution, and until a quorum shall be
                present, no debate nor motion, except to adjourn, or to re

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                cess pursuant to a previous order entered by unanimous
                consent, shall be in order.