INDEX TO THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE. A. Rule. Clause. Page. Absent himself from the service of the Senate without leave. Adjourn. A motion to, shall have precedence of all other Adjourn to a day certain shall be second in the order of precedence of motions. A motion to Admission to the floor of the Senate. Persons entitled to... Amendment, when proposed to any pending measure, is laid on the table, it shall not carry with it or prejudice such measure When a question is pending, a motion may be made to amend.... Amendments. When a question contains several points, a division may be called for............. But a motion to strike out and insert shall not be divided. Rejection of a motion to strike out and insert shall not prevent a motion simply to strike out. Nor shall the rejection of a motion to strike out prevent a motion to strike out and insert..... In a motion to strike out and insert, the part to be stricken Amendments. It shall not be in order on the third reading of a bill to offer an amendment except by unanimous consent. Amendments to general appropriation bills. No amendment shall be received which will increase an appropriation in the bill, unless... No amendment adding a new item to the bill, unless to carry out existing law or treaty stipulation, shall be received ..... Amendments must be moved by direction of a committee or in pursuance of an estimate of the head of a Department.... All amendments moved by direction of a committee must be referred one day before being offered to the Committee on Appropriations . . . . . No amendment to an amendment increasing the appropriation therein shall be received . Amendments to river and harbor bills shall also be referred before being offered ........ Amendments to post-road bills shall also be referred before being offered.. No amendment proposing general legislation shall be received 16 3 16 No amendment not relevant or germane to the subjectmatter of the bill shall be received.. An amendment to a general appropriation bill may be laid on the table.... No amendment to provide for a private claim shall be received, unless.... Amendments to treaties shall be determined by a majority vote. All questions of.... Anthony rule. Known as the.. Appeals, in questions of order. Every question of order decided by the Chair shall be subject to an appeal to the Senate...... When an appeal is pending, any question of order or If an appeal be laid on the table, it shall be held as affirming the decision of the Chair. Appropriation bills. (See General appropriation bills.) be directed to request, and, if necessary, compel the... 5 3 7 B. Ballot. The chairman and members of the standing committees shall be appointed by...... A majority shall choose a chairman and a plurality the other members of a standing committee.. Bills and joint resolutions. Order in which the Chair shall call for, under "morning business". Bills or other matter sent to the Senate by the President or House of Representatives may at any time be laid before the Senate by the Presiding Officer or upon motion...... 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 shall be on three different days unless by unanimous consent... May be read twice on the same day for reference only... If not referred, they shall not be considered as in Committee of the Whole, nor debated if objected to, but shall go on the Calendar ...... All bills and joint resolutions reported from a committee shall also go on the Calendar....... Before amendment shall be considered as in Committee of the Whole.... 15 I 15 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 appropriation bills shall be referred to the Committee on Appropriations, except river and harbor, agricultural, Army, Military Academy, Indian, Naval, pension, and PostOffice 16 1 15 Bills. General appropriation bills. Limitations to Business of the Senate continued from session to session. C. Calendar of general orders. At the expiration of the 657 32 morning business, the Senate shall take up the.... 8, 9 Subjects on the Calendar to be taken up in their order. 8, 9 Every bill and joint resolution reported from a committee, and bills and joint resolutions from the House of Representatives, read twice but not referred, shall be placed on the....... 14 4 14 To proceed to the consideration of any other bill on To place pending subject at the foot of the, a privileged motion... Call of the Senate. When a question is raised as to the Capitol building. The Senate wing of the Capitol build- Chief Clerk, when to perform duties of the Chair 22 27 The papers may be sent to the proper officer by the Claims, papers in relation to, to be transmitted by Secretary of Commit. After the third reading and before the passage of a When a question is pending, the order stated in which a motion may be made to A motion to, not open to amendment except to add instructions.. Committee of the Whole. All bills and joint resolutions Treaties when acted upon in executive session shall be Committee on Rules, to have control of Senate wing of the Committees. Order in which the Chair shall call for reports of. Rule. Clause. Page. A majority of votes necessary to the choice of a chairman. 30 2230 25 Select committees and the residue of the standing com- Enumeration of the standing committees to be appointed at the commencement of each Congress... A motion to refer to a standing committee shall take pre- All reports of committees shall lie one day for consideration ... Committees to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, on Printing, and on the Library, shall continue and have power to act until their successors are appointed... |