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Standing Rules of the United States Senate

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821:. Committees act, in effect, as "little legislatures", monitoring ongoing governmental operations, identifying issues suitable for legislative review, gathering and evaluating information, and recommending courses of action to their parent body in matters relating to their jurisdiction. Senate rules give committees significant gatekeeping authority over legislation that falls under their jurisdiction, with proposed bills submitted to the relevant committee, which can hold hearings, "mark up" bills, consolidate bills into a "clean bill", or ignore the bill altogether (there exist some workarounds for Senators to circumvent committees, but in general Senators work through the committee system). 157: 40: 777:; each senator responds when their name is called. Senators who miss the roll call may still cast a vote as long as the recorded vote remains open. The vote is closed at the discretion of the presiding officer but must remain open for a minimum of fifteen minutes. If the vote is tied, the Vice President, if present, is entitled to a 672:
limited by the rules; thus, in most cases, senators may speak for as long as they please. Often, the Senate adopts unanimous consent agreements imposing time limits. In other cases (for example, for the budget process), limits are imposed by statute. In general, however, the right to unlimited debate is preserved.
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Paragraph 6 of rule XXXI specifies that if final action has not been taken before Congress adjourns, the nomination is returned to the President. By the same rule, nominations are returned when the Senate goes into recess for more than 30 days. However, in modern practice, some nominations may stay
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by limiting debate to twenty hours. Congress can pass up to three reconciliation bills per year, with each bill addressing one of the topics of reconciliation (revenue, spending, or the debt limit). However, if Congress passes a reconciliation bill affecting more than one of those topics, it cannot
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A public hearing by the committee is possible. Historically, about half of civilian appointees were approved without a hearing. After consideration, the committee can report a favorable recommendation, an unfavorable recommendation, or report no recommendation. It can also fail to act. To simplify
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The Senate Rules provide that no senator may make more than two speeches on a motion or bill on the same legislative day (a legislative day begins when the Senate convenes and ends when it adjourns; hence, it does not necessarily coincide with the calendar day). The length of these speeches is not
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are accorded priority during debates, even if another senator rises first. All speeches must be addressed to the Presiding Officer, using the words "Mr. President" or "Madam President". Only the Presiding Officer may be directly addressed in speeches; other members must be referred to in the third
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On occasion, the Senate may go into what is called a secret or closed session. During a closed session, the chamber doors are closed and the galleries are completely cleared of anyone not sworn to secrecy, not instructed in the rules of the closed session, or not essential to the session. Closed
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is an obstructionary tactic used to defeat bills and motions by prolonging debate indefinitely. A filibuster may entail, but does not actually require, long speeches, dilatory motions, and an extensive series of proposed amendments. The longest filibuster speech in the history of the Senate was
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of the Senate and notes which members are present. In practice, senators almost always request quorum calls not to establish the presence of a quorum, but to temporarily delay proceedings without having to adjourn the session. Such a delay may serve one of many purposes; often, it allows Senate
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presides). During debates, senators may speak only if called upon by the Presiding Officer. The Presiding Officer is, however, required to recognize the first senator who rises to speak. Thus, the Presiding Officer has little control over the course of debate. Customarily, the
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leaders to negotiate compromises off the floor or to allow senators time to come to the Senate floor to make speeches without having to constantly be present in the chamber while waiting for the opportunity. Once the need for a delay has ended, any senator may request
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pass another reconciliation bill later in the year affecting one of the topics addressed by the previous reconciliation bill. In practice, reconciliation bills have usually been passed once per year at most. Reconciliation cannot be used to enact or rescind
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There are currently forty-five rules, with the latest revision adopted on January 24, 2013. The most recent addition of a new rule occurred in 2006, when The Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006 introduced a 44th rule on
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For most positions, the nomination is passed first to a Senate committee for review. Generally, it is the Senate committee with jurisdiction over the topic or department related to the position to be filled.
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sessions during recess or agrees to suspend the rule by unanimous consent. When a nomination is returned without action, the president may nominate a different person or re-nominate the same person.
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for a vote in executive session. Some nominations are passed by unanimous consent. The leadership may delay putting a nomination on the calendar, and it may not then be acted upon.
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person. In most cases, senators refer to each other not by name, but by state, using forms such as "the senior senator from Virginia" or "the junior senator from California".
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negotiations before each new Congress, with the percentage of a party's representation within the Senate determining the percentage of seats it will have on each committee.
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in the United States are appointed by the president but require Senate approval. Senate rule XXXI governs the Senate process for considering the president's nominations.
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sessions are rare and are usually held only under certain circumstances in which the Senate is discussing sensitive subject matter, such as information critical to
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legislation as the Senate rules state that "the reading of the Journal shall not be suspended unless by unanimous consent". When the
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explicitly demonstrates otherwise. Any senator may request a quorum call by "suggesting the absence of a quorum"; a clerk then
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The size of each standing committee is established by Senate rules. The makeup of committees are established through inter-
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to do business. Under the rules and customs of the Senate, a quorum is always assumed to be present unless a
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SR Rule XVII: Reference to Committees; Motions to Discharge; Reports of Committees; and Hearings Available
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There are very few restrictions on the content of speeches, and there is no requirement that speeches be
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When debate concludes, the motion in question is put to a vote. In many cases, the Senate votes by
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113TH CONGRESS : 1ST SESSION S. RES. 16 : Amending the Standing Rules of the Senate
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Theodore J., Lowi; Ginsberg, Benjamin; Shepsle, Kenneth A.; Ansolabehere, Stephen (2011).
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can discharge a nomination from the committee without the committee having acted.
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is governed under a special rules process called "Reconciliation" that prohibits
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Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedure
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SR Rule XXXII: The President Furnished with Copies of Record Executive Sessions
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that govern its procedure. The Senate's power to establish rules derives from
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It is then up to the leadership of the Senate to place the nomination on the
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SR Rule XVI: Appropriations and Amendments to General Appropriation Bills
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The Constitution provides that a majority of the Senate constitutes a
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SR Rule II: Presentation of Credentials and Questions of Privilege
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The latest change was the introduction in 2006 of a 44th rule on
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the process, with the support of the committee, the Senate by
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Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States
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Return of Nominations to the President under Senate Rule XXXI
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There are currently forty-four Standing Rules of the Senate:
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SR Rule XXXI: Executive Session – Proceedings on Nominations
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started discussing the Senate Journal and was unable to be
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United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
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SR Rule XIV: Joint Resolutions, and Preambles Thereto
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