JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF
CONFERENCE 1

The managers on the part of the House and the Senate
at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two
Houses on the amendment/amendments of the House/
Senate to the bill/joint resolution (
) submit the
following joint statement to the House and the Senate in
explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the
managers and recommended in the accompanying confer-
ence report:

(Signatures here)

(Signatures here)

187

Managers on the part of the

Managers on the

part of the

'This statement form replaces that formerly carried in Cleaves' Manual. Rule XXVIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate and Rule XXVIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives provide that "an explanatory statement prepared jointly by the conferees on the part of the House and the conferees on the part of the Senate" shall accompany each conference report.

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INDEX TO CLEAVES' MANUAL OF THE LAW AND
PRACTICE IN REGARD TO CONFERENCES AND

Conferences and conference reports, the law and practice in

required by House rule XXVIII and Senate rule XXVIII ....

187

Senate

Manual

Section

Free conference......

128

House, conferences must always be asked for by House

having the papers...

129

House rule XXVIII, form of statement to accompany a

conference report required by.

187

Instructions to conferees...........

147

Law and practice in regard to conferences and conference
reports, the

127

Parliamentary law relating to conferences.....

127

Presentation and privilege of conference reports
Privilege of conference reports, presentation and

161

161

Practice in regard to conferees and conference reports, the
law and..

Recommitment of conference reports, reference and...........
Reference and recommitment of conference reports..
Rejection of conference reports, effect of, etc

Senate rule XXVIII, form of statement to accompany a

conference report required by............

187

Simple conference

128

Statement to accompany a conference report required by
House rule XXVIII, and Senate rule XXVIII, form of..........

187

Tabling of conference reports

182

The request for a conference must always be asked by the

House having the papers

129

When a conference is asked .............
Withdrawal of conference reports....

127.6
185

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GENERAL AND PERMANENT LAWS RELATING TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE

[Data collected through 100th Congress]

Extracts from the United States Code

SECTIONS INCLUDED

TITLE 1.-GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 2.-ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS; Formalities of EnacTMENT; REPEALS; SEALING OF INSTRUMENTS

U.S. Code
Section

112.

Senate

Manual

Section

Statutes at large; contents; admissibility in evidence. 201 112b. United States International agreements, transmis

sion to Congress........

201.5

CHAPTER 3.-CODE OF LAWS OF UNITED STATES AND SUPPLEMENTS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CODE AND SUPPLEMENTS

211.

212.

Copies [of Code of Laws] to Members of Congress........ 202
Additional distribution at each new Congress

203

1b. Same; countersignature by secretary of state.

207

...............

CHAPTER 2.-ORGANIZATION OF CONGRESS

27.

30. Term of service of Members of Congress as trustees or directors of corporations or institutions appropriated for...........

Oath of Senators.

Oath of President of Senate......

Presiding officer of Senate may administer oaths........ 212

24. Secretary of Senate or Assistant Secretary of Senate may administer oaths.........

Change of place of meeting.............

30a.

Jury duty exemption of elected officials of the legis-
lative branch......