About Senate Rules | Historical Highlights

• House and Senate Adopt Joint Rules Apr 15, 1789

• Senate Enforces Attendance Jun 25, 1798

• Jefferson’s Manual of Procedure Feb 27, 1801

• Gag Rule Mar 16, 1836

• First Unanimous Consent Agreement Mar 24, 1846

• Defining Quorum in the Civil War May 4, 1864

• Quorum Busting Oct 1893

• Senate Fistfight Feb 22, 1902

• Senate Appoints its First Parliamentarian Jul 1, 1935

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