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  2. Standing Rules of the United States Senate - Wikipedia

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    Tasks in the Senate are divided among sixteen standing committees, four select committees, four joint committees, and occasionally temporary committees. [4] Senate rules establish the policy jurisdictions of each committee; for example, the Committee on Foreign Relations deals with all matters relating to foreign policy. Committees act, in ...

  3. Gang of 14 - Wikipedia

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    The Gang of 14 was a bipartisan group of Senators in the 109th United States Congress who successfully, at the time, negotiated a compromise in the spring of 2005 to avoid the deployment of the so-called "nuclear option" by Senate Republican Majority over an organized use of the filibuster by Senate Democrats.

  4. Poaching - Wikipedia

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    [24] [25] The following violations and offenses are considered acts of poaching in the US: Hunting, killing or collecting wildlife that is listed as endangered by the IUCN and protected by law such as the Endangered Species Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and international treaties such as CITES. [24] Fishing and hunting without a ...

  5. United States Senate - Wikipedia

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    Except for the president of the Senate (who is the vice president), the Senate elects its own officers, [2] who maintain order and decorum, manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate, and interpret the Senate's rules, practices and precedents. Many non-member officers are also hired to run various day-to-day ...

  6. Parliamentarian of the United States Senate - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, the parliamentarian is chosen from senior staff in the parliamentarian office, which helps ensure consistency in the application of the Senate's complex rules. The last two parliamentarians have served under both Republican and Democratic Senate leaders. The parliamentarian's salary is $203,700 per year, as of 2022. [7]

  7. List of United States Senate committees - Wikipedia

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    This is a complete list of U.S. congressional committees (standing committees and select or special committees) that are operating in the United States Senate. Senators can be a member of more than one committee. Senate Committee on Rules & Administration (1995)

  8. ‘The definition of poaching’: Conspiracy alleged after group ...

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    This is the type of activity that’s well within the definition of poaching,” said Patrick Foy, captain of the California Fish and Wildlife Department’s legal division.

  9. Filibuster in the United States Senate - Wikipedia

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    A filibuster is a tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on a measure by preventing debate on it from ending. [1]: 2 The Senate's rules place few restrictions on debate; in general, if no other senator is speaking, a senator who seeks recognition is entitled to speak for as long as they wish.