United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

General

• The Legislative Process on the Senate Floor: An Introduction
  

  	Valerie Heitshusen • December 8, 2006 • 96-548

• Flow of Business: Typical Day on the Senate Floor
  

  	Christopher M. Davis • March 8, 2007 • 98-865

• Points of Order, Rulings, and Appeals in the Senate
  

  	Valerie Heitshusen • September 29, 2006 • 98-306

• Expedited or 'Fast-Track' Legislative Procedures
  

  	Christopher M. Davis • June 5, 2007 • RS20234

• Minority Rights and Senate Procedures

  	Judy Schneider • August 22, 2005 • RL30850

• Guide to Individuals Seated on the Senate Dais
  

  	Mildred Amer • May 6, 2008 • 98-397

Agenda and Scheduling

• The Senate's Calendar of Business
  

  	Betsy Palmer • December 21, 2006 • 98-429

• The Senate's Executive Calendar
  

  	Betsy Palmer • December 21, 2006 • 98-438

• Senate Rule XIV Procedures for Placing Measures Directly on the Senate Calendar
  

  	Michael L. Koempel • February 20, 2007 • RS22309

• Senate Policy on 'Holds': Action in the 110th Congress
  

  	Walter J. Oleszek • December 20, 2007 • RL31685

• 'Holds' in the Senate
  

  	Walter J. Oleszek • May 19, 2008 • 98-712

• Proposals to Reform 'Holds' in the Senate

  	Walter J. Oleszek • May 19, 2008 • 98-712

• Calling Up Measures on the Senate Floor
  

  	Christopher M. Davis • February 2, 2007 • 98-836

• Unanimous Consent Agreements in the Senate
  

  	Walter J. Oleszek • May 19, 2008 • 98-225

Procedures for Considering Measures

• Senate Amendment Process: General Conditions and Principles
  

  	Walter J. Oleszek • May 19, 2008 • 98-707

• Amendments in the Senate: Types and Forms
  

  	Christopher M. Davis • April 16, 2008 • 98-614

• Unanimous Consent Agreements in the Senate
  

  	Walter J. Oleszek • May 19, 2008 • 98-225

• How Unanimous Consent Agreements Regulate Senate Floor Action
  

  	Richard S. Beth • April 12, 2007 • RS20594

• Senate Unanimous Consent Agreements: Potential Effects on the Amendment Process
  

  	Valerie Heitshusen • April 11, 2007 • 98-310

• The Amending Process in the Senate
  

  	Betsy Palmer • November 26, 2007 • 98-853

• Unanimous Consent Agreements Establishing a 60-Vote Threshold for Passage of Legislation in the Senate
  

  	Megan Suzanne Lynch • May 19, 2008 • RL34491

• Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure
  

  	Elizabeth Rybicki • February 11, 2008 • RL31980

• Senate Consideration of Treaties
  

  	Betsy Palmer • February 22, 2007 • 98-384

Cloture

• Invoking Cloture in the Senate
  

  	Christopher M. Davis • June 4, 2007 • 98-425

• Cloture: Its Effect on Senate Proceedings
  

  	Walter J. Oleszek • May 19, 2008 • 98-780

• "Entrenchment" of Senate Procedure and the "Nuclear Option" for Change: Possible Proceedings and Their Implications
  

  	Richard S. Beth • March 28, 2005 • RL32843

Voting and Quorums

• Voting in the Senate: Forms and Requirements
  

  	Walter J. Oleszek • May 19, 2008 • 98-227

• Ordering a Rollcall Vote in the Senate
  

  	Betsy Palmer • December 21, 2006 • RS20199

• Super-Majority Votes in the Senate
  

  	Walter J. Oleszek • May 19, 2008 • 98-779

• Quorum Requirements in the Senate: Committee and Chamber
  

  	Betsy Palmer • February 28, 2008 • 98-775