succeeding session without being again made to the Senate by the President; and if the Senate shall adjourn or take a recess for more than thirty days, all nominations pending and not finally acted upon at the time of taking such adjournment or recess shall be returned by the Secretary to the President, and shall not again be considered unless they shall again be made to the Senate by the President. RULE XXXIX. THE PRESIDENT FURNISHED WITH COPIES OF RECORDS OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. The President of the United States shall, from time to time, be furnished with an authenticated transcript of the Executive records of the Senate, but no further extract from the Executive Journal shall be furnished by the Secretary, except by special order of the Senate; and no paper, except original treaties transmitted to the Senate by the President of the United States, and finally acted upon by the Senate, shall be delivered from the office of the Secretary without an order of the Senate for that purpose. RULE XL. SUSPENSION AND AMENDMENT OF THE RULES. No motion to suspend, modify, or amend any rule, or any part thereof, shall be in order, except on one day's notice in writing, specifying precisely the rule or part proposed to be suspended, modified, or amended, and the purpose thereof. Any rule may be suspended without notice by the unanimous consent of the Senate, except as otherwise provided in clause 1, Rule XII. OATHS REQUIRED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND BY LAW TO BE TAKEN UNDER RULE II. BY SENATORS. I, A B, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States. [June 1, 1789, 1 Stat., 23. I, A B, do solemnly swear (or affirm) 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. [July 11, 1868, 15 Stat., 85. BY THE SECRETARY. I, A B, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the United States. And in addition to the foregoing he will also take the following: I, A B, Secretary of the Senate of the United States of America, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will truly and faithfully discharge the duties of my said office, to the best of my knowledge and abilities. [June 1, 1789, 1 Stat., 23. INDEX TO THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE. A. Absent himself from the service of the Senate without leave. No Senator shall.. Absent Senators. Less than a quorum may request or com- Committee on Printing. All motions to print..... Adjourn. A motion to, shall have precedence of all other motions..... Adjourn to a day certain shall be second in the order of pre- cedence of motions. A motion to...... Persons entitled to... Admission to the floor of the Senate. on the table, it shall not carry with it or prejudice such measure When a question is pending, a motion may be made to Amendments. When a question contains several points, a But a motion to strike out and insert shall not be divided. Nor shall the rejection of a motion to strike out prevent Amendments. It shall not be in order on the third reading of a No amendment adding a new item to the bill, unless to Amendments must be moved by direction of a commit- All amendments moved by direction of a committee must No amendment to an amendment increasing the appro- Amendments to river and harbor bills shall also be re- Amendments to post-road bills shall also be referred be- No amendment proposing general legislation shall be 16 3 16 No amendment not relevant or germane to the subject- An amendment to a general appropriation bill may be No amendment to provide for a private claim shall be Appeals, in questions of order. Every question of order de- When an appeal is pending, any question of order or If an appeal be laid on the table, it shall be held as affirm- Appropriation bills. (See General appropriation bills.) be directed to request, and, if necessary, compel the... 5 3 7 Ballot. B. The chairman and members of the standing commit- A majority shall choose a chairman and a plurality the Bills and joint resolutions. Order in which the Chair shall Bills or other matter sent to the Senate by the President Bills and resolutions, not objected to, to be taken up in To proceed to the consideration of, on the Calendar out When presented may be postponed one day unless by Shall have three several readings before passage, which May be read twice on the same day for reference only .. All bills and joint resolutions reported from a committee Before amendment shall be considered as in Committee When ordered to a third reading they shall not be open If committed when reported shall again go on the Calen- Bills. General appropriation bills. All general appropria- Limitations to amendments which may be proposed to... |