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Senate Floor Procedure: A Summary (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Jan. 12, 2001
Report Number 97-368
Authors Stanley Bach, Government Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

The floor procedures of the Senate reflect a complex interplay among constitutional requirements, standing rules, formally established precedents, recognized customs and conventions, and practices that can be adapted and applied in different ways, from day to day and from one bill to the next.