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SENATE PROCESS AND PROCEDURE

AGENDA

I. The Fundamentals

The Rules of the Senate
Glossary of Terms in the Senate Legislative Process
Quorum Requirements in the Senate
The Senate's Calendar of Business

II. Committee Procedure

Senate Committee Consideration
Committee Rules
Committee Reports

III. Floor Procedure
Beginning a Daily Session of the Senate
Senate Officials on the Floor
Considering Measures on the Senate Floor
Calling Up Measures on the Senate Floor
Unanimous Consent Agreements in the Senate
Motions, Quorums and Votes
Senate Rule XIV Procedures for Placing Measures Directly on the Senate Calendar
Points of Order, Rulings, and Appeals in the Senate
"Holds" in the Senate
Invoking Cloture in the Senate
Senate Post-Cloture Procedures
The Amendment Process
Senate Amendment Process: General Conditions an Principles
Final Passage
Super-Majority Votes in the Senate
Engrossment and Transmittal to the House

IV. Relations With the House

Messages and Amendments Between the Houses
Conference Committees and Reports
Senate Action on Conference Reports

V. The House vs. the Senate

Contrasting Procedures of the Senate and the House
Basic Procedural Differences