Standing Rules of the U.S. Senate, Excerpt from the Senate Manual, Corrected to January 8, 19651965 - 62 pages |
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84th Congress advise and consent Aeronautics and Space amended bill or joint bills and joint bona fide reporters Calendar changed from fifteen changed from thirteen Committee on Rules confirmed or rejected Congress decided without debate duties effective Jan elect fifteen to seventeen following subjects House of Representatives injunction of secrecy Jefferson's Manual joint resolution Jour July 11 July 24 Legislative Reorganization Act matters relating Measures relating memorials messages mittee motion to print motion to reconsider nomination number changed open executive session paper petitions point of order President pro tempore Presiding Officer proceedings proposed legislation question of order questions of privilege referred all proposed RULE XXXVI Rules and Administration Secretary Senate agreed solemnly swear standing committee Stat swear or affirm table without prejudice take a recess thereof thirteen to fifteen unanimous consent unfinished business United unless by unanimous unless the Senate vote
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Page 30 - Resources, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: 1.
Page 15 - No bill or joint resolution shall be committed or amended until it shall have been twice read, after which it may be referred to a committee...
Page 35 - Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest on the public domain, (7) Measures relating generally to the insular possessions of the United States except those affecting their revenue and appropriations (8) Irrigation and reclamation, including water supply for reclamation projects, and easements of public lands for irrigation projects, (9) Interstate compacts relating to apportionment of waters for irrigation purposes, (10) Mining interests generally, (11) Mineral land laws and claims...
Page 34 - Receiving and examining reports of the Comptroller General of the United States and of submitting such recommendations to the Senate as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with the subject matter of such reports ; (6) Studying the operation of Government activities at all levels with a view to determining its economy and efficiency...
Page 2 - ... that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic ; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.
Page 13 - XLI. 3.1 No request by a Senator for unanimous consent for the taking of a final vote on a specified date upon the passage of a bill or joint resolution shall be submitted to the Senate for agreement thereto until, upon a roll call ordered for the purpose by the Presiding Officer, it shall be disclosed that a quorum of the Senate is present; and when a unanimous i As amended, 3.
Page 50 - All confidential communications made by the President of the United States to the Senate shall be by the Senators and the officers of the Senate kept secret...
Page 39 - Payment of money out of the contingent fund of the Senate or creating a charge upon the same (except that any resolution relating to substantive matter within the jurisdiction of any other standing committee of the Senate shall be first referred to such committee).
Page 5 - To the President of the Senate of the United States: This is to certify that, pursuant to the power vested in me by the Constitution of the United States and the laws of the State of...
Page 21 - If a Senator be called to order for words spoken in debate, upon the demand of the Senator or of any other Senator, the exceptionable words shall be taken down in writing, and read...