[13] [13] [13.1] [13.2] STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE consent is thus given the same shall operate as the order of the Senate, but any unanimous consent may be revoked by another unanimous consent granted in the manner prescribed above upon one day's notice. RULE XIII RECONSIDERATION 1. When a question has been decided by the Senate, any Senator voting with the prevailing side or who has not voted 1 may, on the same day or on either of the next two days of actual session thereafter, move a reconsideration; and if the Senate shall refuse to reconsider, or upon reconsideration shall affirm its first decision, no further motion to reconsider shall be in order unless by unanimous consent. Every motion to reconsider shall be decided by a majority vote,2 and may be laid on the table without affecting the question in reference to which the same is made, which shall be a final [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XLIII. disposition of the motion. 2. When a bill, resolution, report, amendment, order, or message, upon which a vote has been taken, shall have gone out of the possession of the Senate and been communicated to the House of Representatives, the motion to reconsider shall be accompanied by a motion to request the House to return the same; which last motion shall be acted upon immediately, and without debate, and if determined in the negative shall be a final disposition of the motion to reconsider. 1 As amended, S. Jour. 357, 71-2, May 16, 1930. [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XLIII. 14 RULE XIV BILLS, JOINT RESOLUTIONS, AND RESOLUTIONS [14] 1. Whenever a bill or joint resolution shall be offered, its [14.1] introduction shall, if objected to, be postponed for one day. [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XXIII. 2. Every bill and joint resolution shall receive three read- [14.2] ings previous to its passage, which readings shall be on three different days, unless the Senate unanimously direct otherwise; and the Presiding Officer shall give notice at each reading whether it be the first, second, or third: 'Provided, That the first or second reading of each bill may be by title only, unless the Senate in any case shall otherwise order. [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XXII. 3. No bill or joint resolution shall be committed or [14.3] amended until it shall have been twice read, after which it may be referred to a committee; bills and joint resolutions introduced on leave, and bills and joint resolutions from the House of Representatives, shall be read once, and may be read twice, on the same day, if not objected to, for reference, but shall not be considered on that day 2 nor debated, except for reference, unless by unanimous consent. [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XXV. 4. Every bill and joint resolution reported from a com- [14.4] mittee, not having previously been read, shall be read once, and twice, if not objected to, on the same day, and placed on the Calendar in the order in which the same may be reported; and every bill and joint resolution introduced on leave, and every bill and joint resolution of the House of Representatives which shall have received a first and second 1 As amended, S. Jour. 71, 63-2, Jan. 14, 1914. As amended, S. Jour. 357, 71-2, May 16, 1930. reading without being referred to a committee, shall objection be made to further proceeding thereon, be pla on the Calendar. 5.1 The Secretary of the Senate shall examine all b amendments, and joint resolutions before they go out of possession of the Senate, and shall examine all bills and j resolutions which shall have passed both Houses, to see t the same are correctly enrolled, and, when signed by Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate, s forthwith present the same, when they shall have origina in the Senate, to the President of the United States and rep the fact and date of such presentation to the Senate. 6. All resolutions shall lie over one day for considerati unless by unanimous consent the Senate shall otherw direct. 1. When a bill or resolution shall have been ordered to read a third time, it shall not be in order to propose amen ments, unless by unanimous consent, but it shall be in ord at any time before the passage of any bill or resolution move its commitment; and when the bill or resolution sh again be reported from the committee it shall be placed the Calendar. [Jefferson's Manual, Secs. XXVI, XX 2. Whenever a private bill is under consideration, it sha be in order to move, as a substitute for it, a resolution of t Senate referring the case to the Court of Claims, under t provisions of the act approved March 3, 1883. RULE XVI AMENDMENTS TO APPROPRIATION BILLS [16] 1. All general appropriation bills shall be referred to the [16.1] Committee on Appropriations,' and no amendments shall be received to any general appropriation bill the effect of which will be to increase an appropriation already contained in the bill, or to add a new item of appropriation, unless it be made to carry out the provisions of some existing law, or treaty stipulation, or act, or resolution previously passed by the Senate during that session; or unless the same be moved by direction of a standing or select committee of the Senate, or proposed in pursuance of an estimate submitted in accordance with law. 2.2 The Committee on Appropriations shall not report an [16.2] appropriation bill containing amendments proposing new or general legislation or any restriction on the expenditure of the funds appropriated which proposes a limitation not authorized by law if such restriction is to take effect or cease to be effective upon the happening of a contingency, and if an appropriation bill is reported to the Senate containing amendments proposing new or general legislation or any such restriction, a point of order may be made against the bill, and if the point is sustained, the bill shall be recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations. 3.3 All amendments to general appropriation bills moved [16.3] by direction of a standing or select committee of the Senate, proposing to increase an appropriation already contained in 1 As amended, S. Jour. 86, 55-3, Jan. 28, 1899; S. Jour. 140, 66-1, July 23, 1919. As amended, S. Jour. 126, 67-2, Mar. 6, 1922; S. Jour. 299, 79-2, June 10, 1946, effective Jan. 2, 1947. 'As amended, S. Jour. 299, 79-2, June 10, 1946, effective Jan. 2, 1947. the bill, or to add new items of appropriation, shall, at le [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XX. 4. No amendment which proposes general legislation sh be received to any general appropriation bill, nor shall at amendment not germane or relevant to the subject matt contained in the bill be received; nor shall any amendment any item or clause of such bill be received which does n directly relate thereto; nor shall any restriction on the e penditure of the funds appropriated which proposes a limit tion not authorized by law be received if such restriction is take effect or cease to be effective upon the happening of contingency; and all questions of relevancy of amendmen under this rule, when raised, shall be submitted to th Senate and be decided without debate; and any such amenc ment or restriction to a general appropriation bill may b laid on the table without prejudice to the bill. 5. No amendment, the object of which is to provide fa a private claim, shall be received to any general appropria tion bill, unless it be to carry out the provisions of an existin law or a treaty stipulation, which shall be cited on the fac of the amendment. [Jefferson's Manual, Sec. XXXV |