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      [Extracted from Senate Document 106-6, Authority and Rules of
       Senate Committees, 1999-2000]
              
 
                     COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

  

                           Rules of Procedure

              145 Cong. Rec. S1380 (daily ed. Feb. 8, 1999)

                               I. Meetings
    The Committee will meet at the call of the Chairman.

                               II. Quorums
    1. Reporting a bill. A majority of the members must be present for 
the reporting of a bill.
    2. Other business. For the purpose of transacting business other 
than reporting a bill or taking testimony, one-third of the members of 
the Committee shall constitute a quorum.
    3. Taking testimony. For the purpose of taking testimony, other than 
sworn testimony, by the Committee or any subcommittee, one member of the 
Committee or subcommittee shall constitute a quorum. For the purpose of 
taking sworn testimony by the Committee, three members shall constitute 
a quorum, and for the taking of sworn testimony by any subcommittee, one 
member shall constitute a quorum.

                              III. Proxies
    Except for the reporting of a bill, votes may be cast by proxy when 
any member so requests.

           IV. Attendance of Staff Members at Closed Sessions
    Attendance of staff members at closed sessions of the Committee 
shall be limited to those members of the Committee staff that have a 
responsibility associated with the matter being considered at such 
meeting. This rule may be waived by unanimous consent.

         V. Broadcasting and Photographing of Committee Hearing
    The Committee or any of its subcommittees may permit the 
photographing and broadcast of open hearings by television and/or radio. 
However, if any member of a subcommittee objects to the photographing or 
broadcasting of an open hearing, the question shall be referred to the 
full Committee for its decision.

                VI. Availability of Subcommittee Reports
    To the extent possible, when the bill and report of any subcommittee 
are available, they shall be furnished to each member of the Committee 
thirty-six hours prior to the Committee's consideration of said bill and 
report.

                   VII. Amendments and Report Language
    To the extent possible, amendments and report language intended to 
be proposed by Senators at full Committee markups shall be provided in 
writing to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member and the appropriate 
subcommittee Chairman and Ranking Minority Member twenty-four hours 
prior to such markups.

                          VIII. Points of Order
    Any member of the Committee who is floor manager of an appropriation 
bill, is hereby authorized to make points of order against any amendment 
offered in violation of the Senate Rules on the floor of the Senate to 
such appropriation bill.