Senate Procedure: Precedents and Practices

88th Congress absence absent Senators adopted agreed appeal appointed appropriation bill bill or resolution Bills and Resolutions Chair cloture motion committee amendment concurrent resolution conference report Congress consideration disagree executive business executive session floor germane House amendments House bill House of Representatives insert joint resolution Journal July 18 July 24 June 19 June 28 laid legislative day ment mittee morning business Morning Hour motion to lay motion to proceed motion to recommit motion to reconsider motion to refer motion to strike motion to take nomination objection paragraph perfecting amendment point of order postpone President pro tempore Presiding Officer proceedings providing question quorum call recess request Rule VIII Rule XVI Rule XXII Senate amendment Senate bill Sept Sergeant at Arms special order stricken submitted substitute amendment thereon thereto tion treaty unanimous consent agreement unfinished business unless yeas and nays yield