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	United States Senate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The senator from each state with the longer tenure is known as the "senior senator," and his or her counterpart as the "junior senator"; this convention, however, does not have any special significance.
		The Senate meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Like the House of Representatives, the Senate meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. At one end of the Chamber of the Senate is a dais from which the Presiding Officer (the Vice President or the President pro Tempore) presides.
		United States, although the Senate's advice and consent is required for the appointment of certain executive branch officials, it is not necessary for their removal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Senate (5439 words)

	United States Senate History Senators Historic Events in the Arkansas Encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Arkansas Arkansas ...
		The Vice President of the United States also serves as President of the Senate and is empowered with the duty of presiding over all proceedings and breaking tie votes.
		The agenda of the Senate is determined by the Majority floor leader (leader of the party with a majority of seats), who is assisted by a Majority whip (responsible for "whipping" party member in line).
		Senators serve for terms of six years; the terms are staggered so that approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election every two years: each time there are elections in about 33 states for one of the two seats.
	rageontheriver.8m.com /senate.html (875 words)

	United States Senate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Unlike the United States House of Representatives there are no strict rules regarding debate and one strategy used by senators kill a bill is to filibuster which is to continuously debate the thereby preventing its passage.
		The agenda of the Senate is determined the Majority floor leader (leader of the party with a of seats) who is assisted by a Majority whip (responsible for "whipping" party members in Their counterparts across the aisle are the Minority floor leader and Minority whip.
		Senators serve for terms of six the terms are staggered so that approximately of the Senate is up for election two years: each time there are elections about 33 states for one of the seats.
	www.freeglossary.com /United_States_Senate (3121 words)

	THE UNITED STATES SENATE
		The President of the Senate is the Vice-President of the United States, but he or she may vote only in case of a tie vote.
		Furthermore, Senators usually may propose amendments in plenary sessions that are unrelated to the subject of the bill that the Senate is considering.
		The Senate has the exclusive constitutional power, by a two-thirds majority of the Senators present and voting, to authorize the President to ratify a treaty that has been negociated on behalf of the United States.
	www.senat.fr /senatsdumonde/english/etats-unis.html (1316 words)

	U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Legislative Process > Standing Rules of the Senate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Messages from the President of the United States or from the House of Representatives may be received at any stage of proceedings, except while the Senate is voting or ascertaining the presence of a quorum, or while the Journal is being read, or while a question of order or a motion to adjourn is pending.
		Senate committee staff members and employees in the office of a Senator must be on the payroll of the Senate and members of joint committee staffs must be on the payroll of the Senate or the House of Representatives.
		Revision and codification of the statutes of the United States.
	www.senate.gov /legislative/common/briefing/Standing_Rules_Senate.htm (8332 words)

	PAC For a Change :: News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The rules of the Senate say on a nomination as important as a judge, which is very key, following the Constitution, which says a President must take the advice and get the consent of the Senate, there can be extended debate on that judge.
		The result is: Families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit.
		The courts have ruled over and over that when a criminal defendant comes into court before there is a verdict of guilt, you can't bring that criminal defendant in in shackles and in a prison uniform because you put in the jury's mind that the person is guilty.
	www.barbaraboxer.com /news?id=0015 (5909 words)

	FindLaw: United States Case Law: 488US361.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		United States, 276 U.S. So long as Congress "shall lay down by legislative act an intelligible principle to which the person or body authorized to [exercise the delegated authority] is directed to conform, such legislative action is not a forbidden delegation of legislative power." Id., at 409.
		United States, 321 U.S. (1944), the Court upheld a delegation to the Price Administrator to fix commodity prices that "in his judgment will be generally fair and equitable and will effectuate the purposes of this Act" to stabilize prices and avert speculation.
		United States, 219 U.S. In implementing this limited grant of power, we have refused to issue advisory opinions or to resolve disputes that are not justiciable.
	www.tufte.net /jerod/law/outlines/cases/488US361.html (16418 words)

	SENATE STANDING RULES
		Except as provided in the constitution of the State of Nevada and in subsection 2 of this rule, all meetings of the Senate and its committees must be open to the public.
		The rules of the Senate, as far as applicable, are the rules of committees of the Senate.
		The Senate shall not dismiss a statement of contest for want of form if any ground of contest is alleged with sufficient certainty to inform the defendant of the charges he is required to meet.
	www.leg.state.nv.us /70th/SStdRule2.htm (5535 words)

	The Constitution of the United States of America
		While recognizing that ``it approaches the verge'' of the State's constitutional power, still, Justice Black thought, the transportation was a form of ``public welfare legislation'' which was being extended ``to all its citizens without regard to their religious belief.''\44\ ``It is undoubtedly true that children are helped to get to church schools.
		United States, 398 U.S. 333 (1970), construed the religion requirement as inclusive of moral, ethical, or religious grounds.
		United States, 98 U.S. ``Crime is not the less odious because sanctioned by what any particular sect may designate as `religion.''' Davis v.
	www.gpoaccess.gov /constitution/html/amdt1.html (11633 words)

	United States Senate - dKosopedia
		The United States Senate, often called the U.S. Senate or simply the Senate, is a deliberative legislative chamber of 100 senators, two from each state, elected in statewide elections for six-year terms by popular vote.
		The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
		The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, elected by the people thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/United_States_Senate (625 words)

	TESTIMONY BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION UNITED STATES SENATE
		There are 53 regional depositories, serving each state in the country.
		And the first rule is this -- that there are no rules.
		Depository librarians recently asked GPO to help them obtain copies of a new book, "The Hispanic Population of the United States: March 1994" This is the most recent volume in a series of Census publications, the P-20 Series, which routinely have been available to the depository program.
	www.access.gpo.gov /public-affairs/sdrule96.html (1795 words)

	The United States Senate
		The Senate is comprised of two Senators from each state, regardless of size or population.
		According to the Constitution of the United States, Senators are to be chosen by their respective state legislatures, however; in 1912, the unconstitutional Article XVII was proposed and was ratified in 1913.
		Since a Senator represents an entire state, he/she has a more diverse electorate and must be concerned with a broader range of views and interests than a Member of the House with a narrower constituency.
	www.juntosociety.com /government/senate.htm (663 words)

	LII: Constitution
		No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen.
		The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the office of President of the United States.
		The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the treasury of the United States.
	www.law.cornell.edu /constitution/constitution.articlei.html (1427 words)

	Congressional Committee Materials Online via GPO Access
		Deschler's Precedents of the United States House of Representatives
		Hinds' Precedents of the House of Representatives of the United States
		Cannon's Precedents of the House of Representatives of the United States
	www.gpoaccess.gov /congress (135 words)

	United States Senate - senate.gov
		Senate.gov is the official gateway to the United States senate.
		The House and Senate each have their own committee system, which are similar.
		See the relationships among Senate leaders and officers who manage the flow of legislative and administrative business in the Senate.
	www.unitedstates.org /senate.htm (252 words)

	Finance
		Finance Committee summary of Senate Amendment to HR 4440, the Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005, as passed by the Senate
		Senate Committee on Finance summary of the conference agreement of H.R. Title XIII, the Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2005.
		Report On The Activities Of The Committee On Finance Of Tthe United States Senate During The 108th Congress Pursuant To Rule XXVI Of The Standing Rules Of The United States Senate:
	finance.senate.gov /sitepages/legislation.htm (989 words)

	Politics or Principle?
		Are century-old procedures in the Senate hampering the institution from fulfilling its role on the eve of the 21st century?
		The authors examine the evolution of the rules governing Senate debate, analyze the consequences of these rules, and evaluate reform proposals.
		Her previous books include Minority Rights, Majority Rule: Partisanship and the Development of Congress (Cambridge University Press, 1997) and (with Steven S. Smith) Politics or Principle: Filibustering in the United States Senate, (Brookings, 1997).
	www.brookings.edu /press/books/filibust.htm (437 words)

	United States Senate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		These Senate hearings pointedly demonstrate how a demagogue, hiding behind the American flag and the power of Congress, destroyed countless lives and careers.
		One of only five World War II veterans remaining in the Senate, he was named Secretary of the Navy by President Richard Nixon and was once married to actress Elizabeth Taylor.
		He's the only current member of the Senate who is a former space shuttle astronaut, having rode the Columbia in January 1986, less than two weeks before the Challenger exploded.
	www.emailyoursenator.com (542 words)

	National Business Aviation Association, Inc.
		The 2006 Rules and Regulations document and application forms have been mailed to NBAA Operating Members and also are available online in PDF format.
		The IRS recently issued Revenue Ruling 2005-64 holding that losses incurred by an S corporation in leasing its aircraft without pilots and crew (i.e., under a dry lease) to a related C corporation were passive losses.
		While this ruling applies to dry leases of aircraft to C corporations, it ordinarily would not apply to dry leases of aircraft to pass-through entities, such as S corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies.
	www.nbaa.org (1515 words)

	Omniseek: /Open Directory /Regional /Australia /ACT /Government /
		Standing Rules of the United States Senate Rule XXXIV: PUBLIC FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE 1.
		For purposes of this rule, the provisions of title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (Pub.
		No: U-I-13/94 Date: 21/1-1994 DECISION At a session held on 21.1.1994, in a proceeding for assessing constitutionality of the proposal of the Executive Council of the Assembly of the City of Ljubljana, the Constitutional...
	www.omniseek.com /srch/{41018} (387 words)

	Senate Manual (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Senate Manual (Senate Document 104-1) contains the standing rules, orders, laws, and resolutions affecting the business of the United States Senate.
		It is released by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
		To search by a page number in the Senate Manual type the word "page" followed by a space and the page number you wish to find, surrounding the phrase in quotation marks.
	www.library.northwestern.edu /govpub/gpo/help/senman.html (254 words)

	Government, Existing Laws and Pending Legislation affecting Retirement Pension and Benefits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Standing Rules of the United States Senate -- Rule XIII: RECONSIDERATION : http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/srules/srule13.html
		Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives -- Rule XVIII RECONSIDERATION: http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/hrules/rule18.html
		Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives: http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/hrules/hrulestoc.html
	www.cashpensions.com /govt.html (2562 words)

	Hearing of the United States Senate
		This includes improving information sharing within the Federal Government and encouraging private industry, as well as state and local governments, to create Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs), which would share information among corporations and state and local Governments, and could receive warning information from the Federal Government.
		Partnerships with the private sector and state and local governments are therefore not just needed, but are the fundamental aspect of critical infrastructure protection.
		The Partnership will serve as a forum in which to draw these individual efforts together to facilitate a dialogue on cross-sector interdependencies, explore common approaches and experiences, and engage other key professional and business communities that have an interest in infrastructure assurance.
	www.ogc.doc.gov /ogc/legreg/testimon/106s/tritak0309.htm (4005 words)

	Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		These lists document all Saturday and Sunday legislative days throughout the history of the U.S. House of Representatives.
		The Office of the Clerk is pleased to announce the launch of Kids in the House–an interactive center that helps kids learn about the United States House of Representatives and its role in lawmaking.
		Take a virtual tour of Statuary Hall and other areas of the United States Capitol in Historical Highlights.
	clerk.house.gov (275 words)

	U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is directed under the standing rules of the United States Senate to be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the Small Business Administration (SBA).
		The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship shall also study and survey by means of research and investigation all problems of American small business enterprises, and report thereon from time to time.
		• Standing Rules of the Senate, Rule 25: Standing Committees
	sbc.senate.gov /democrat/jurisdiction.cfm (128 words)

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