    [United States Senate Manual, 118th Congress]
    [S. Doc. 118-1]
    [Front Matter]
    [Pages i-viii]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    118th Congress, 2nd Session -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  Senate Document 118-1

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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 Eighteenth Congress

                              U.S. Government Publishing Office

                                      Washington : 2024

                           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

                CHARLES E. SCHUMER, New York   DEB FISCHER, Nebraska
                MARK R. WARNER, Virginia       MITCH McCONNELL, Kentucky
                JEFF MERKLEY, Oregon           TED CRUZ, Texas
                ALEX PADILLA, California       SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West
                                                   Virginia
                                               ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi
                                               CINDY HYDE-SMITH, Mississippi
                                               BILL HAGERTY, Tennessee
                JON OSSOFF, Georgia            KATIE BOYD BRITT, Alabama

                              Elizabeth Farrar, Staff Director

                          Jackie Barber, Republican Staff Director

                              Benjamin Driscoll, Chief Counsel

                        Allison Davis Tuck, 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....  1800
                        Deputy Presidents Pro Tempore of the
                            Senate..............................  1801
                        Permanent Acting President Pro Tempore
                            of the Senate.......................  1802
                        Presidents Pro Tempore Emeritus of the
                            Senate..............................  1803
                        Senators of the United States...........  1804
                        Alphabetical Listing of Senators of the
                            United States.......................  1905
                        Electoral Votes, President and Vice
                            President...........................  1906
                        Supreme Court Justices..................  1970
                        Cabinet Officers........................  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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