Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule X
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Rule X of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate
, established by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
, governs special rules of the Senate
and consists of one paragraph.
Any subject may be a special order of business for consideration by a vote of two-thirds of the Senators present. When the fixed time for its consideration arrives, the Presiding Officer
shall lay it before the Senate. If there is unfinished business, it takes its place on the Calendar of Special Orders in the order of time at which it was made special. It is to be considered in the order when there is no unfinished business. Part 2 states that all motions
are to change in this order, or to proceed to the consideration of other business, shall be decided without debate
.
Standing Rules of the United States Senate
The Standing Rules of the Senate are the rules of order adopted by the United States Senate that govern its procedure. The Senate's power to establish rules derives from Article One, Section 5 of the United States Constitution: "Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings..."There are...
, established by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration
The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration is responsible for the rules of the United States Senate, with administration of congressional buildings, and with credentials and qualifications of members of the Senate, including responsibility for dealing with contested elections.The committee...
, governs special rules of the Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
and consists of one paragraph.
Any subject may be a special order of business for consideration by a vote of two-thirds of the Senators present. When the fixed time for its consideration arrives, the Presiding Officer
Presiding Officer of the United States Senate
The Presiding Officer is the person who presides over the United States Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents...
shall lay it before the Senate. If there is unfinished business, it takes its place on the Calendar of Special Orders in the order of time at which it was made special. It is to be considered in the order when there is no unfinished business. Part 2 states that all motions
Motion (democracy)
A motion is a formal step to introduce a matter for consideration by a group. It is a common concept in the procedure of trade unions, students' unions, corporations, and other deliberative assemblies...
are to change in this order, or to proceed to the consideration of other business, shall be decided without debate
Debate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
.