Senate procedure and practice

Preface

Special Note: The Nuclear Option

Acknowledgments

1. Senate Procedure and Practice

2. Legislative Business

3. Floor Debates

4. Legislation and Committee Procedures

5. Bills and Joint Resolutions

6. The Amendment Process

7. Voting in the Senate

8. Finalizing Legislation to Send to the President's Desk

9. The Appropriations and Budget Processes

10. Executive Business and the Executive Calendar

Appendix: The Standing Rules of the Senate

Notes

Glossary

Selected Bibliography

Index

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