[United States Senate Manual, 117th Congress]
[S. Doc. 117-1]
[Front Matter]
[Pages i-viii]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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117th Congress, 2nd Session -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  Senate Document 117-1

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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


                        Committee on Rules and Administration

                              Chairwoman, Amy Klobuchar


                                United States Senate

                          One Hundred Seventeenth Congress




                          U.S. Government Publishing Office

                                  Washington : 2023

                       Available at: www.gpo.gov/senatemanual

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            For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government 
                                  Publishing Office

                              Washington, DC 20402-0001




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                        COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

                        AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota, Chairwoman

            DIANNE FEINSTEIN, California   ROY BLUNT, Missouri
            CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York   MITCH McCONNELL, Kentucky
            MARK R. WARNER, Virginia       RICHARD C. SHELBY, Alabama
            PATRICK J. LEAHY, Vermont      TED CRUZ, Texas
            ANGUS S. KING, JR., Maine      SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West 
                                               Virginia
                                           ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
                                           DEB FISCHER, Nebraska
                                           CINDY HYDE-SMITH, Mississippi
                                           BILL HAGERTY, Tennessee

                          Elizabeth Peluso, Staff Director

                     Rachelle Graves, Republican Staff Director

                         Matthew S. Shapanka, Chief Counsel

                       Jackie Barber, Republican Chief Counsel

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



            The Committee would like to acknowledge and thank the staff 
               of the Senate Historical Office and the Congressional 
               Research Service of the Library of Congress 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
                    Select Standing Orders not embraced in 
                        the Rules Affecting the Business of 
                        the Senate..........................    60
                    United States Senate Chamber and Gallery 
                        Regulations.........................   150
                    Rules for Impeachment Trials............   170
                    Cleaves' Manual of the Law and Practice 
                        in Regard to Conferences and 
                        Conference Reports..................   200
                    Select Legislative Procedures Enacted in 
                        Law Applying to the United States 
                        Senate..............................   270
            Historical Documents:
                    Declaration of Independence.............  1700
                    Articles of Confederation...............  1701
                    Ordinance of 1787.......................  1702
                    Constitution of the United States.......  1710
                            Amendments........................1720
            Statistical Data:
                    Presidents Pro Tempore of the Senate 
                        (1st-117th Cong.)...................  1800
                    Deputy Presidents Pro Tempore of the 
                        Senate..............................  1801
                    Permanent Acting President Pro Tempore 
                        of the Senate (88th-95th Cong.).....  1802
                    Presidents Pro Tempore Emeritus of the 
                        Senate (107th-117th Cong.)..........  1803
                    Senators of the United States (1st-117th 
                        Cong.)..............................  1804
                    Alphabetical Listing of Senators of the 
                        United States.......................  1905
                    Electoral Votes, President and Vice 
                        President (1789-2017)...............  1906
                    Supreme Court Justices (1789-2020)......  1970
                    Cabinet Officers (1789-2021)............  1971
                    Ratification of the Constitution by the 
                        Thirteen Original States............  1990
                    States Admitted into the Union Since the 
                        Adoption of the Constitution........  1991
                    The District of Columbia................  1992
                    The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
                        Insular Possessions, and Trust 
                        Territory of the Pacific Islands....  1993
                    Apportionments of Representatives.......  1994
            General Index...................................  2000

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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

                          Committee membership....................  25.2-
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                                                                  Senate 
                                                                  Manual 
                                                                  Section
                        Rule
                 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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