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The United States Senate is the upper house of the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each U.S. state is represented by two senators, regardless of population. Senators serve staggered six-year terms.
Many unanimous consent agreements require amendments to a specific bill or other measure to be relevant to the measure.
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Under the Constitution, the Senate (and House) is required to keep a Journal of its official proceedings, such as motions agreed to and votes taken. The Journal does not contain Senate debates. Senate rules stipulate that different Journals be kept for legislative and executive (treaties and nominations) proceedings, as well as for confidential legislative proceedings and proceedings when the Senate sits as a court for impeachment of high Federal officials.
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The period during which Congress assembles and carries on its regular business. Each Congress generally has two regular sessions (a first session and a second session), based on the constitutional mandate that Congress assemble at least once each year.
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Informal term for the Senate giving "Advice and Consent" to a presidential nomination for an executive or judicial position.
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Committees including membership from both houses of Congress. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation. Chairmanship usually alternates between the House and Senate members from Congress to Congress.
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Subsidiary organization of the Senate established for the purpose of considering legislation, conducting hearings and investigations, or carrying out other assignments as instructed by the parent chamber.
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The chief legislative officer nominated by the majority party conference and elected by the Senate. The Secretary affirms the accuracy of bill text by signing all measures that pass the Senate. The Secretary supervises the preparation and printing of bills and reports, the publication of the Congressional Record and Senate journals, and other matters.
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A Senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one Senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other Senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all Senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
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Неформальний термін для будь-якої спроби блок або затримки Сенаті дії на рахунок, або інші речовини в довжину, обговорює його, пропонуючи численні процесуальних рухів, або за будь-які інші зволікань або обструктивного дії.
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Фінансового року є звітний період для федерального уряду, який починається 1 жовтня і закінчується 30 вересня. У звітному році позначається календарного року, в якому вона закінчується; Наприклад, 2006 фінансовому році починається 1 жовтня 2005 року та закінчується 30 вересня 2006 року. Конгрес проходить асигнувань законодавства для фінансування урядом для кожного фінансового року.
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