U.S. Senate - Rules

The following are the rules of the U.S. Senate for the 109th 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 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