• The Standing Rules of the Senate are the parliamentary procedures adopted by the United States Senate that govern its procedure. The Senate's power to...
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  • Rule XIX of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate, established by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, governs the subject of debate...
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    complete list of U.S. congressional committees (standing committees and select or special committees) that are operating in the United States Senate. Senators...
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    The Parliamentarian of the United States Senate is the official advisor to the United States Senate on the interpretation of Standing Rules of the United...
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    or using cloture) can the measure be put to a vote. Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate allows the Senate to vote to limit debate...
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    The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, also called the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, is responsible for the rules of the United...
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  • In the United States Senate, a hold is a parliamentary procedure permitted by the Standing Rules of the United States Senate which allows one or more...
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    The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 is a United States federal law that was passed in the wake of the Nixon Watergate scandal and the Saturday Night Massacre...
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    The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. The United States Senate and the lower chamber of Congress, the United States...
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  • governed by Rule I of the Standing Rules. The United States Constitution establishes the vice president as president of the Senate, with the authority to...
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