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U.S. Senate - Rules
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The following are the rules of the U.S. Senate for the 111th Congress:
- Senate Rule I - Appointment of a senator to the chair
- Senate Rule II - Presentation of credentials and questions of privilege
- Senate Rule III - Oaths
- Senate Rule IV - Commencement of daily sessions
- Senate Rule V - Suspension and amendment of the rules
- Senate Rule VI - Quorum - absent senators may be sent for
- Senate Rule VII - Morning business
- Senate Rule VIII - Order of business
- Senate Rule IX - Messages
- Senate Rule X - Special orders
- Senate Rule XI - Papers - withdrawal, printing, reading of, and reference
- Senate Rule XII - Voting procedure
- Senate Rule XIII - Reconsideration
- Senate Rule XIV - Bills, joint resolutions, resolutions, and preambles thereto
- Senate Rule XV - Amendments and motions
- Senate Rule XVI - Appropriations and amendments to general appropriation bills
- Senate Rule XVII - Reference to committees; motions to discharge; reports of committees; and hearings available
- Senate Rule XVIII - Business continued from session to session
- Senate Rule XIX - Debate
- Senate Rule XX - Questions of order
- Senate Rule XXI - Session with closed doors
- Senate Rule XXII - Precedence of motions
- Senate Rule XXIII - Privilege of the floor
- Senate Rule XXIV - Appointment of committees
- Senate Rule XXV - Standing committees
- Senate Rule XXVI - Committee procedure
- Senate Rule XXVII - Committee staff
- Senate Rule XXVIII - Conference committees; reports; open meetings
- Senate Rule XXIX-XXXII - Executive sessions
- Senate Rule XXXIII - Senate Chamber - Senate Wing of the Capitol
- Senate Rule XXXIV-XXXVIII - Finances
- Senate Rule XXXIX - Foreign travel
- Senate Rule XL- Franking privilege and radio and television studios
- Senate Rule XLI - Political fund activity; definitions
- Senate Rule XLII - Employment practices
- Senate Rule XLIII - Representation by members
- Senate Rule XLIV - Congressionally directed spending and related items
