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Congress 110, House vote: Vote 566: On Motion to Adjourn
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Question: On Motion to Adjourn. Category: Adjourn Result: Passed, 213-197, with 24 not voting.
Congress 110, House vote: Vote 565: H RES 1316
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree. Bill: H RES 1316 Vote description: Honoring the Service of the Navy and Coast Guard Veterans Who Served on the Lst Amphibious Landing Craft During Wwii, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, and Global Operations Through 2002 Result: Passed, 415-0, with 19 not voting.
Congress 110, House vote: Vote 564: H RES 1008
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, As Amended. Bill: H RES 1008 Vote description: Condemning the Persecution of Baha is in Iran Result: Passed, 408-3, with 23 not voting.
Congress 110, House vote: Vote 563: H R 6599
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Question: On Passage. Bill: H R 6599 Vote description: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation, Fy 2009 Result: Passed, 409-4, with 21 not voting.
Congress 110, House vote: Vote 562: H R 6599
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Question: On Motion to Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair. Bill: H R 6599 Vote description: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation, Fy 2009 Result: Passed, 230-184, with 20 not voting.
Congress 110, House vote: Vote 561: H R 6599
Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Question: On Agreeing to the Amendment. Bill: H R 6599 Result: Failed, 143-275, with 21 not voting.

 

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Authority and Rules of Senate Committees - Contains the separate rules for the various committees, and describes their jurisdictions.

Interviews With Floyd Riddick - The Senate Oral History Project conducted extensive interviews with former Senate Parliamentarian Floyd M. Riddick.
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Joseph Story on the Senate Rulemaking Power - In his Commentaries on the Constitution, Story wrote that the power of the senate to prescribe rules could not be deemed omnipotent. It must be construed with reference to, and in connexion with the power to preside.

Riddick's Senate Procedure - Named after former Senate Parliamentarian Floyd M. Riddick, this Senate document contains the contemporary precedents and practices of the Senate.

Senate Election Law Guidebook - Describes how to run for the United States Senate, including the relevant federal laws and constitutional provisions.

Senate Manual - Search engine for the Senate Manual which includes the rules, orders, laws, and resolutions affecting the business of the United States Senate. Also includes Jefferson's Manual, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and Constitution.

Senate Orders Regarding Voting Procedure - The Standing Orders of the U.S. Senate require Senators to vote from their desks.

Standing Rules of the Senate - U.S. Senate is authorized by the Constitution to determine the rules of its proceedings, and the Senate Rules are available here courtesy of the U.S. Senate Rules Committee.

The Constitution - The Senate is authorized to make rules for its proceedings by Article I, Section 5 of the Constitution.

Thomas Jefferson's Manual Of Parliamentary Practice - Jefferson was the second Senate President, and he put together this manual which is nowadays more applicable in the House of Representatives than the Senate.

Voting Procedures in the Senate - Link to a document from the Congressional Research Service titled Voting in the Senate: Forms and Requirements, describing various types of voting procedures used in the U.S. Senate.
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