Standing Rules of the Senate
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Rule 1 - Appointment of a Senator to the Chair
Rule 2 - Presentation of credentials...
Rule 3 - Oaths
Rule 4 - Commencement of daily sessions
Rule 5 - Suspension and amendment of the rules
Rule 6 - Quorum--absent Senators may be sent for
Rule 7 - Morning business
Rule 8 - Order of business
Rule 9 - Messages
Rule 10 - Special orders
Rule 11 - Papers--withdrawal, printing...
Rule 12 - Voting procedure
Rule 13 - Reconsideration
Rule 14 - Bills, joint resolutions...
Rule 15 - Amendments and motions
Rule 16 - Appropriations and amendments
Rule 17 - Reference to committees...
Rule 18 - Business continued from session to session
Rule 19 - Debate
Rule 20 - Questions of order
Rule 21 - Session with closed doors
Rule 22 - Precedence of motions
Rule 23 - Privilege of the floor
Rule 24 - Appointment of committees
Rule 25 - Standing committees
Rule 26 - Committee procedure
Rule 27 - Committee staff
Rule 28 - Conference committees...
Rule 29 - Executive sessions
Rule 30 - Executive session--proc. on treaties
Rule 31 - Executive session--proc. on nominations
Rule 32 - The President --copies of exec. sessions
Rule 33 - Senate Chamber--Senate wing of the Capitol
Rule 34 - Public financial disclosure
Rule 35 - Gifts
Rule 36 - Outside earned income
Rule 37 - Conflict of interest
Rule 38 - Prohibition of unofficial office accounts
Rule 39 - Foreign travel
Rule 40 - Franking privilege and radio/tv studios
Rule 41 - Political fund activity
Rule 42 - Employment practices
Rule 43 - Representation by Members
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Appointment of a Senator to the Chair
II
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Presentation of credentials and questions of privilege
III
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Oaths
IV
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Commencement of daily sessions
V
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Suspension and amendment of the rules
VI
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Quorum - absent Senators may be sent for
VII
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Morning business
VIII
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Order of business
IX
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Messages
X
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Special orders
XI
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Papers - withdrawal, printing, reading of, and reference
XII
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Voting procedure
XIII
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Reconsideration
XIV
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Bills, joint resolutions, resolutions, and preambles thereto
XV
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Amendments and motions
XVI
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Appropriations and amendments to general appropriation bills
XVII
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Reference to committees; motions to discharge; reports of committees; and hearings available
XVIII
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Business continued from session to session
XIX
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Debate
XX
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Questions of order
XXI
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Session with closed doors
XXII
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Precedence of motions
XXIII
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Privilege of the floor
XXIV
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Appointment of committees
XXV
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Standing committees
XXVI
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Committee procedure
XXVII
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Committee staff
XXVIII
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Conference committees; reports; open meetings
XXIX
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Executive sessions
XXX
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Executive session - proceedings on treaties
XXXI
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Executive session - proceedings on nominations
XXXII
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The President furnished with copies of records of executive sessions
XXXIII
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Senate Chamber - Senate wing of the Capitol
XXXIV
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Public financial disclosure
XXXV
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Gifts
XXXVI
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Outside earned income
XXXVII
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Conflict of interest
XXXVIII
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Prohibition of unofficial office accounts
XXXIX
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Foreign travel
XL
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Franking privilege and radio and television studios
XLI
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Political fund activity; definitions
XLII
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Employment practices
XLIII
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Representation by Members