• assembly. Standing rules can be suspended by a majority vote for the duration of the session, but not for longer. Examples of standing rules include wearing...
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  • 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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  • Nuclear option (redirect from Reid rule)
    order that contravenes a standing rule. The presiding officer would then overrule the point of order based on Senate rules and precedents; this ruling...
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  • determine the Rules of its Proceedings," therefore each Congress of the United States, upon convening, approves its own governing rules of procedure....
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    legislative procedure, rules of order, or Robert's rules of order. Rules of order consist of rules written by the body itself (often referred to as bylaws)...
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    elected by the Senate, and pages, who are appointed. The Senate uses Standing Rules for operation. Like the House of Representatives, the Senate meets in...
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    naturally 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...
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    Cloture (redirect from Cloture rule)
    rule or precedent of the Legislative Council. Tsang made reference to Standing Order 92, which stated "In any matter not provided for in these Rules of...
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    governed financial disclosure by executive branch officials, but disclosure rules for all three branches were later consolidated into the first title. Vote...
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    Robert's Rules of Order, often simply referred to as Robert's Rules, is a manual of parliamentary procedure by U.S. Army officer Henry Martyn Robert. "The...
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