[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-
25.4
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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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