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NONLEGISLATIVE PERIODS (1986)
U.S. SENATE
Convene 2nd Session, 99th Congress—Noon, January 21, 1986.
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY: Close of business Friday, February 7, until Noon, Monday, February 17.
EASTER: Close of business Thursday, March 27, until Noon, Tuesday, April 8.
MEMORIAL DAY: Close of business Wednesday, May 21, until Thursday, May 29.
FOURTH OF JULY: Close of business Friday, June 27, until Noon, Monday, July 14.
LABOR DAY: Close of business Friday, August 15, until Noon, Monday, September 8.
PROJECTED SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT: Close of business Friday, October 3.
Office of the Majority Leader
Nov. 18, 1985
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December 4, 1985
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TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING OF 100 SENATORS
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1. Strict adherence to 15 minutes roll call
• Senator Pryor's floor statement indicated through October 25th, we spent 36 hours 25 minutes in excess of the 15 minute period allotted for roll call votes.
• The average roll call vote was 23.6 minutes.
• Of course the 15-minute period cannot be strictly enforced until some better transportation arrangements are made for the Members in the Hart Building.
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2. Adherence to the Constitution on ordering yeas and nays unless the leadership agrees to vote.
• Article I of the U.S. Constitution provides that "the yeas and nays of Members of either House on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the Journal."
• Under the procedures of the Senate it is presumed at all times there is a quorum present. The demand for the yeas and nays must be seconded by at least one-fifth of the presumptive quorum, a minimum of 11 with the present membership of 100. Often there are not 11 Members on the floor.
• Between January and November during the first session of the 98th Congress, 381 roll call votes took place. Between January and October during the second session of the 98th Congress, 292 roll call votes took place.
• To date, in this first session of the 99th Congress 352 votes have taken place.
• Roll call votes play an important part in putting the Senate on record on the issues that come before us, particularly those that are controversial in nature. However, not every amendment, while worthy, warrants this degree of acknowledgment.
• There appears to have been an increase in the number of times votes are requested on matters on which there is little controversy.
• Because roll call votes are disruptive, in that they take Senators away from other important business, they should certainly be limited to the extent possible.
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3. Protection on Monday nights only
• Through October 25th, we had only 6 votes on Mondays, therefore we would not be losing too much of actual working time by protecting people on Monday nights.
• Obviously, the Senate could operate much more efficiently if there were not requests for protection other than on Mondays.
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4. Holds
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Expire after a specific time:
• As a courtesy we have continued to allow Senators to place "holds" on legislation with which they have particular concerns.
• The purpose of these "holds" should be to make sure we provide adequate notice to a Senator that a matter is to be brought up so they might have an opportunity to prepare.
• However, the holds are in fact being used to indefinitely prevent action on legislation. This is unfair to those Members and those Committees who have prepared these bills for consideration.
• Putting a time limit on the holds both protects a Senators rights while still permitting us to get the business of the Senate done in a timely fashion.
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5. Three weeks on, one week off--votes on Monday and Friday
• This proposal by Senator Evans has been raised several times, but there has never been a consensus developed on it.
• We have already agreed upon a calendar for the next session that attempts to provide a great deal of time during which Members can plan to be in there home states, but not every fourth week.
(end of page 3)
(page 4)
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QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES
1. Strict adherence to 15 minute roll call.
2. Adherence to Constitution on ordering yeas and nays unless leadership agrees to a vote.
3. Protection on Monday night only.
4. Holds a) expire in 10 days, b) are made public.
5. Three weeks on, one week off--votes on Monday and Friday.
6. Stacking votes.
7. Follow through.
(end of page 4)
(page 5)
(this page is a calendar; all months are labeled with days: "S" "M" "T" "W" "T" "F" "S")
1986
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JANUARY
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
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FEBRUARY
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28
["8" through "17" are boxed-in; "17" is circled]
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MARCH
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
[March "28" through April "7" are boxed-in; March "30" is circled]
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APRIL
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
[March "28" through April "7" are boxed-in]
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MAY
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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JUNE
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
[June "28" through July "13" are boxed-in]
JULY
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
[June "28" through July "13" are boxed-in; July "4" is circled]
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AUGUST
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
[August "16" through September "7" are boxed-in]
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SEPTEMBER
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
[August "16" through September "7" are boxed-in in; August "1" is circled]
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OCTOBER
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
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NOVEMBER
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
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DECEMBER
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
IMPORTANT DATES
JANUARY
1 New Year's Day
15 Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday
FEBRUARY
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12 Lincoln's Birthday
12 Ash Wednesday
14 Valentine's Day
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17 Washington's Birthday - Obsvd.
22 Washington's Birthday
MARCH
17 St. Patrick's Day
23 Palm Sunday
28 Good Friday
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30 Easter Sunday
APRIL
24 Passover
MAY
11 Mother's Day
17 Armed Forces Day
19 Victoria Day (Canada)
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26 Memorial Day - Obsvd.
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30 Memorial Day
JUNE
14 Flag Day
15 Father's Day
JULY
1 Canada Day (Canada)
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4 Independence Day
SEPTEMBER
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1 Labor Day
OCTOBER
4 Rosh Hashanah
12 Columbus Day
13 Columbus Day - Obsvd.
13 Yom Kippur
13 Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
24 United Nations Day
31 Halloween
NOVEMBER
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4 Election Day
11 Veterans Day
27 Thanksgiving Day
DECEMBER
25 Christmas Day
27 Hanukkah
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(page 6)
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QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES
1. Strict adherence to 15 minute roll call.
2. Adherence to Constitution on ordering yeas and nays unless leadership agrees to a vote.
3. Protection on Monday night only.
4. Holds a) expire in 10 days, b) are made public.
5. Three weeks on, one week off -- votes on Monday and Friday.
6. Stacking votes.
7. Follow through.
(end of page 6)
(page 7)
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES
1. Strict adherence to 15 minute roll call.
2. Adherence to Constitution on ordering yeas and nays unless leadership agrees to a vote.
3. Protection on Monday night only.
4. Holds a) expire in 10 days, b) are made public.
5. Three weeks on, one week off -- votes on Monday and Friday.
6. Stacking votes.
7. Follow through.
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(page 8)
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Closed Unofficial Meeting of all 100 Senators
◦ We may want to have a closed unofficial meeting of all 100 Senators to discuss candidly matters of common concern.
◦ Among the items that might be discussed are:
a. Length of Roll Call Votes
b. Staff in Chamber
c. Late nights (Regular Wednesday or Thursday?)
d. Monday-Friday Work Schedule
e. 3 weeks of session/1 week off proposal
f. Honoraria Limits
g . Protection on Votes
h. Stacking of Votes
i. Press access to second floor/stakeouts
j. Revision for the Record of Member floor statements
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(page 10)
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
United States Senate
OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY LEADER
WASHINGTON, DC 20510
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November 18, 1985
TO: SENATOR DOLE
FROM: ROD DeARMENT
SUBJECT: SENATOR PRYOR'S REVIEW OF SENATE FLOOR PRACTICE
Senator Pryor's floor statement on Senate practice contain some interesting statistics about the operation of the Senate:
Through October 25th the Senate had conducted 258 roll call votes:
◦ 6 on Mondays
◦ 31 on Fridays
◦ 26 before 12 noon
◦ 74 (or 30%) after 6 p.m.
The average time for a roll call vote was 23.6 minutes. The longest roll call vote in 1985 was 61 minutes. The total time on roll call votes was 100 hours--36 hours and 25 minutes of which was in excess of the 15-minute period allotted for votes.
We have spent 247 hours and 48 minutes in quorum calls.
Senator Pryor proposed four specific changes in the Senate rules to address the problems he identified.
1. If a quorum could not be established in 30 minutes, the Senate should adjourn or recess (from the Pearson-Ribicoff report).
2. Have a live quorum at the start of every day. This would get Senators to the floor and get the legislations moving.
3. Have a short limit of time for debate on motions to proceed (you have endorsed this idea).
4. Establish a germaneness requirement for amendments (Senator Byrd's proposal).
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BOB DOLE
KANSAS
United States Senate
OFFICE OF MAJORITY LEADER
S-230 THE CAPITOL
December 3, 1985
Senator:
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Did you want to try and schedule a meeting of the 100 Senators this week? Please see attached letter.
Joyce
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See note
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UNITED STATES SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C.
JOHN C. DANFORTH
MISSOURI
November 21, 1985
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Joyce
JoAnne
Honorable Robert Dole
Majority Leader
United States Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510
Dear Bob:
Your "R&R" Committee thinks that the ideal time for a meeting of 100 Senators would be the Thursday after Thanksgiving, December 5. Would you let me know if this meets with your approval.
Sincerely,
(signature of John C. Danforth)
cc: Rod DeArment
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Joyce,
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do we have a time?
and a room
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(page 13)
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Closed Unofficial Meeting of all 100 Senators
◦ We may want to have a closed unofficial meeting of all 100 Senators to discuss candidly matters of common concern.
◦ Among the items that might be discussed are:
a. Length of Roll Call Votes
b. Staff in Chamber
c. Late nights (Regular Wednesday or Thursday?)
d. Monday-Friday Work Schedule
e. 3 weeks of session/1 week off proposal
f. Honoraria Limits
g. Protection on Votes
h. Stacking of Votes
i. Press access to second floor/stakeouts
j. Revision for the Record of Member floor statements
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(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
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UNITED STATES SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C.
JOHN C. DANFORTH
MISSOURI
November 21, 1985
Honorable Robert Dole
Majority Leader
United States Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510
(the following two lines are hand-written with black ink pen)
Joyce
JoAnne
Dear Bob:
Your "R&R" Committee thinks that the ideal time for a meeting of 100 Senators would be the Thursday after Thanksgiving, December 5. Would you let me know if this meets with your approval.
Sincerely,
(signature of John C. Danforth with black ink pen)
cc: Rod DeArment
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July 18, 1985
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Proposed Agenda for Closed Unofficial Meeting of All 100 Senators
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Bob
The following items might be discussed at the meeting of all 100 Senators:
a. Length and predictability of roll call votes
b. Limiting staff in chamber
c. Monday-Friday work schedule
d. 3 weeks of session/1 week off proposal
e. Protection on votes (no votes on Monday until 5:00 ?)
f. Stacking of votes (day-to-day, etc.)
g. Press access to second floor/stakeouts (S-207, etc.)
h. Checking attendance of Members at Committee meetings
i. West Front Construction
• deadline
• cost overruns
• window replacement
j. Building security/grounds security
k. Fall schedule (Jewish holidays, Columbus Day, Veterans Day) and projected sine die adjournment date
l. Senate security of classified information
m. Pay Commission recommendations
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Sen. Brady
n. Installation of computers and telephones
o. Equalization of pay -- Committee staff vs. personal staffs
p. Senate program for placement and counseling for involuntary-separated Senate employees
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agenda for
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Jany
Feb
March
April
July 18, 1985
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Proposed Agenda for Closed Unofficial Meeting of All 100 Senators
The following items might be discussed at the meeting of all 100 Senators:
(letters a.-f. in the following list are bracketed together with blue ink pen and labeled with the following line)
Quality of life
a. Length and predictability of roll call votes
b. Limiting staff in chamber
c. Monday-Friday work schedule
d. 3 weeks of session/1 week off proposal
e. Protection on votes (no votes on Monday until 5:00 ?)
f. Stacking of votes (day-to-day, etc. )
g. Press access to second floor/stakeouts (S-207, etc.)
(the following line is struck-through)
h. Checking attendance of Members at Committee meetings
i. West Front Construction
• deadline
• cost overruns
• window replacement
j. Building security/grounds security
k. Fall schedule (Jewish holidays, Columbus Day, Veterans Day) and projected sine die adjournment date
l. Senate security of classified information
(the following line is bracketed with blue ink pen)
m. Pay Commission recommendations
(the following line is hand-written with black ink pen)
Sen. Brady
n. Installation of computers and telephones
o. Equalization of pay -- Committee staff vs. personal staffs
(the following line is hand-written with blue ink pen)
Sen. Hatfield
p. Senate program for placement and counseling for involuntary-separated Senate employees
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(this page is watermarked with the United States Capitol below the text "CAPITOL BOND" and above the text "25% COTTON CONTENT")
DAVID PRYOR
ARKANSAS
RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-2353
ARKANSAS OFFICE:
3030 FEDERAL BUILDING
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201
(501) 378-6336
COMMITTEES:
AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY
FINANCE
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING
SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS
United States Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
December 10, 1985
Senator Robert Dole
Hart Senate Office Building #141
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Mr. Leader:
Pursuant to your request, I am enclosing what I believe to be the agreed upon items in our December 5th meeting. I submit this list of items subject to the approval of Senator Evans, who is also in the process of preparing a draft of those agreed upon items.
Thank you very much for your cooperation. Your support is very meaningful.
Very truly yours,
(signature of David Pryor with black ink pen)
David Pryor
DP/rm
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Thanks for your help and support
(the following two lines are hand-written and underlined with black ink marker)
Rod
check out with Danforth
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(page 1)
NONLEGISLATIVE PERIODS (1986)
U.S. SENATE
Convene 2nd Session, 99th Congress—Noon, January 21, 1986.
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY: Close of business Friday, February 7, until Noon, Monday, February 17.
EASTER: Close of business Thursday, March 27, until Noon, Tuesday, April 8.
MEMORIAL DAY: Close of business Wednesday, May 21, until Thursday, May 29.
FOURTH OF JULY: Close of business Friday, June 27, until Noon, Monday, July 14.
LABOR DAY: Close of business Friday, August 15, until Noon, Monday, September 8.
PROJECTED SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT: Close of business Friday, October 3.
Office of the Majority Leader
Nov. 18, 1985
(end of page 1)
(page 2)
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December 4, 1985
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TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING OF 100 SENATORS
(the following line, except for its number, is underlined)
1. Strict adherence to 15 minutes roll call
• Senator Pryor's floor statement indicated through October 25th, we spent 36 hours 25 minutes in excess of the 15 minute period allotted for roll call votes.
• The average roll call vote was 23.6 minutes.
• Of course the 15-minute period cannot be strictly enforced until some better transportation arrangements are made for the Members in the Hart Building.
(the following line, except for its number, is underlined)
2. Adherence to the Constitution on ordering yeas and nays unless the leadership agrees to vote.
• Article I of the U.S. Constitution provides that "the yeas and nays of Members of either House on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the Journal."
• Under the procedures of the Senate it is presumed at all times there is a quorum present. The demand for the yeas and nays must be seconded by at least one-fifth of the presumptive quorum, a minimum of 11 with the present membership of 100. Often there are not 11 Members on the floor.
• Between January and November during the first session of the 98th Congress, 381 roll call votes took place. Between January and October during the second session of the 98th Congress, 292 roll call votes took place.
• To date, in this first session of the 99th Congress 352 votes have taken place.
• Roll call votes play an important part in putting the Senate on record on the issues that come before us, particularly those that are controversial in nature. However, not every amendment, while worthy, warrants this degree of acknowledgment.
• There appears to have been an increase in the number of times votes are requested on matters on which there is little controversy.
• Because roll call votes are disruptive, in that they take Senators away from other important business, they should certainly be limited to the extent possible.
(end of page 2)
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2
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3. Protection on Monday nights only
• Through October 25th, we had only 6 votes on Mondays, therefore we would not be losing too much of actual working time by protecting people on Monday nights.
• Obviously, the Senate could operate much more efficiently if there were not requests for protection other than on Mondays.
(the following line, except for its number, is underlined)
4. Holds
(the following line is underlined)
Expire after a specific time:
• As a courtesy we have continued to allow Senators to place "holds" on legislation with which they have particular concerns.
• The purpose of these "holds" should be to make sure we provide adequate notice to a Senator that a matter is to be brought up so they might have an opportunity to prepare.
• However, the holds are in fact being used to indefinitely prevent action on legislation. This is unfair to those Members and those Committees who have prepared these bills for consideration.
• Putting a time limit on the holds both protects a Senators rights while still permitting us to get the business of the Senate done in a timely fashion.
(the following line, except for its number, is underlined)
5. Three weeks on, one week off--votes on Monday and Friday
• This proposal by Senator Evans has been raised several times, but there has never been a consensus developed on it.
• We have already agreed upon a calendar for the next session that attempts to provide a great deal of time during which Members can plan to be in there home states, but not every fourth week.
(end of page 3)
(page 4)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES
1. Strict adherence to 15 minute roll call.
2. Adherence to Constitution on ordering yeas and nays unless leadership agrees to a vote.
3. Protection on Monday night only.
4. Holds a) expire in 10 days, b) are made public.
5. Three weeks on, one week off--votes on Monday and Friday.
6. Stacking votes.
7. Follow through.
(end of page 4)
(page 5)
(this page is a calendar; all months are labeled with days: "S" "M" "T" "W" "T" "F" "S")
1986
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JANUARY
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
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FEBRUARY
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28
["8" through "17" are boxed-in; "17" is circled]
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MARCH
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
[March "28" through April "7" are boxed-in; March "30" is circled]
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APRIL
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
[March "28" through April "7" are boxed-in]
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MAY
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
["22" through "28" are boxed-in; "26" is circled]
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JUNE
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
[June "28" through July "13" are boxed-in]
JULY
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
[June "28" through July "13" are boxed-in; July "4" is circled]
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AUGUST
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
[August "16" through September "7" are boxed-in]
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SEPTEMBER
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
[August "16" through September "7" are boxed-in in; August "1" is circled]
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OCTOBER
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
["3" is boxed-in]
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NOVEMBER
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
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DECEMBER
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
IMPORTANT DATES
JANUARY
1 New Year's Day
15 Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday
FEBRUARY
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12 Lincoln's Birthday
12 Ash Wednesday
14 Valentine's Day
(the following line is underlined)
17 Washington's Birthday - Obsvd.
22 Washington's Birthday
MARCH
17 St. Patrick's Day
23 Palm Sunday
28 Good Friday
(the following line is underlined)
30 Easter Sunday
APRIL
24 Passover
MAY
11 Mother's Day
17 Armed Forces Day
19 Victoria Day (Canada)
(the following line is underlined)
26 Memorial Day - Obsvd.
(the following line is underlined)
30 Memorial Day
JUNE
14 Flag Day
15 Father's Day
JULY
1 Canada Day (Canada)
(the following line is underlined)
4 Independence Day
SEPTEMBER
(the following line is underlined)
1 Labor Day
OCTOBER
4 Rosh Hashanah
12 Columbus Day
13 Columbus Day - Obsvd.
13 Yom Kippur
13 Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
24 United Nations Day
31 Halloween
NOVEMBER
(the following line is underlined)
4 Election Day
11 Veterans Day
27 Thanksgiving Day
DECEMBER
25 Christmas Day
27 Hanukkah
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(page 6)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES
1. Strict adherence to 15 minute roll call.
2. Adherence to Constitution on ordering yeas and nays unless leadership agrees to a vote.
3. Protection on Monday night only.
4. Holds a) expire in 10 days, b) are made public.
5. Three weeks on, one week off -- votes on Monday and Friday.
6. Stacking votes.
7. Follow through.
(end of page 6)
(page 7)
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES
1. Strict adherence to 15 minute roll call.
2. Adherence to Constitution on ordering yeas and nays unless leadership agrees to a vote.
3. Protection on Monday night only.
4. Holds a) expire in 10 days, b) are made public.
5. Three weeks on, one week off -- votes on Monday and Friday.
6. Stacking votes.
7. Follow through.
(end of page 7)
(page 8)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
(the following line is underlined)
Closed Unofficial Meeting of all 100 Senators
◦ We may want to have a closed unofficial meeting of all 100 Senators to discuss candidly matters of common concern.
◦ Among the items that might be discussed are:
a. Length of Roll Call Votes
b. Staff in Chamber
c. Late nights (Regular Wednesday or Thursday?)
d. Monday-Friday Work Schedule
e. 3 weeks of session/1 week off proposal
f. Honoraria Limits
g . Protection on Votes
h. Stacking of Votes
i. Press access to second floor/stakeouts
j. Revision for the Record of Member floor statements
(end of page 8)
(page 9)
(two lines of markings with pencil, possibly "&c" "&c")
(end of page 9)
(page 10)
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
United States Senate
OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY LEADER
WASHINGTON, DC 20510
(a mark made with black ink pen is present in the upper right corner of this page)
November 18, 1985
TO: SENATOR DOLE
FROM: ROD DeARMENT
SUBJECT: SENATOR PRYOR'S REVIEW OF SENATE FLOOR PRACTICE
Senator Pryor's floor statement on Senate practice contain some interesting statistics about the operation of the Senate:
Through October 25th the Senate had conducted 258 roll call votes:
◦ 6 on Mondays
◦ 31 on Fridays
◦ 26 before 12 noon
◦ 74 (or 30%) after 6 p.m.
The average time for a roll call vote was 23.6 minutes. The longest roll call vote in 1985 was 61 minutes. The total time on roll call votes was 100 hours--36 hours and 25 minutes of which was in excess of the 15-minute period allotted for votes.
We have spent 247 hours and 48 minutes in quorum calls.
Senator Pryor proposed four specific changes in the Senate rules to address the problems he identified.
1. If a quorum could not be established in 30 minutes, the Senate should adjourn or recess (from the Pearson-Ribicoff report).
2. Have a live quorum at the start of every day. This would get Senators to the floor and get the legislations moving.
3. Have a short limit of time for debate on motions to proceed (you have endorsed this idea).
4. Establish a germaneness requirement for amendments (Senator Byrd's proposal).
(end of page 10)
(page 11)
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
United States Senate
OFFICE OF MAJORITY LEADER
S-230 THE CAPITOL
December 3, 1985
Senator:
("?" in the following line is hand-written with pencil over ".")
Did you want to try and schedule a meeting of the 100 Senators this week? Please see attached letter.
Joyce
(the following line is hand-written and underlined with black ink marker)
See note
(end of page 11)
(page 12)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
(icon of the Great Seal of the United States)
UNITED STATES SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C.
JOHN C. DANFORTH
MISSOURI
November 21, 1985
(the following two lines are hand-written with black ink pen and scribbled out with pencil)
Joyce
JoAnne
Honorable Robert Dole
Majority Leader
United States Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510
Dear Bob:
Your "R&R" Committee thinks that the ideal time for a meeting of 100 Senators would be the Thursday after Thanksgiving, December 5. Would you let me know if this meets with your approval.
Sincerely,
(signature of John C. Danforth)
cc: Rod DeArment
(the following line is hand-written and circled with black ink marker)
Joyce,
(the following two lines are hand-written and underlined with black ink marker)
do we have a time?
and a room
(end of page 12)
(page 13)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
(the following line is underlined)
Closed Unofficial Meeting of all 100 Senators
◦ We may want to have a closed unofficial meeting of all 100 Senators to discuss candidly matters of common concern.
◦ Among the items that might be discussed are:
a. Length of Roll Call Votes
b. Staff in Chamber
c. Late nights (Regular Wednesday or Thursday?)
d. Monday-Friday Work Schedule
e. 3 weeks of session/1 week off proposal
f. Honoraria Limits
g. Protection on Votes
h. Stacking of Votes
i. Press access to second floor/stakeouts
j. Revision for the Record of Member floor statements
(end of page 13)
(page 14)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
(icon of the Great Seal of the United States)
UNITED STATES SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C.
JOHN C. DANFORTH
MISSOURI
November 21, 1985
Honorable Robert Dole
Majority Leader
United States Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510
(the following two lines are hand-written with black ink pen)
Joyce
JoAnne
Dear Bob:
Your "R&R" Committee thinks that the ideal time for a meeting of 100 Senators would be the Thursday after Thanksgiving, December 5. Would you let me know if this meets with your approval.
Sincerely,
(signature of John C. Danforth with black ink pen)
cc: Rod DeArment
(end of page 14)
(page 15)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
July 18, 1985
(the following line is underlined)
Proposed Agenda for Closed Unofficial Meeting of All 100 Senators
(the following line is hand-written with black ink marker)
Bob
The following items might be discussed at the meeting of all 100 Senators:
a. Length and predictability of roll call votes
b. Limiting staff in chamber
c. Monday-Friday work schedule
d. 3 weeks of session/1 week off proposal
e. Protection on votes (no votes on Monday until 5:00 ?)
f. Stacking of votes (day-to-day, etc.)
g. Press access to second floor/stakeouts (S-207, etc.)
h. Checking attendance of Members at Committee meetings
i. West Front Construction
• deadline
• cost overruns
• window replacement
j. Building security/grounds security
k. Fall schedule (Jewish holidays, Columbus Day, Veterans Day) and projected sine die adjournment date
l. Senate security of classified information
m. Pay Commission recommendations
(the following line is hand-written with blue ink pen)
Sen. Brady
n. Installation of computers and telephones
o. Equalization of pay -- Committee staff vs. personal staffs
p. Senate program for placement and counseling for involuntary-separated Senate employees
(end of page 15)
(page 16)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
(the following line is hand-written with blue ink pen)
agenda for
(the following four lines are hand-written with blue ink pen and bracketed)
Jany
Feb
March
April
July 18, 1985
(the following line is underlined)
Proposed Agenda for Closed Unofficial Meeting of All 100 Senators
The following items might be discussed at the meeting of all 100 Senators:
(letters a.-f. in the following list are bracketed together with blue ink pen and labeled with the following line)
Quality of life
a. Length and predictability of roll call votes
b. Limiting staff in chamber
c. Monday-Friday work schedule
d. 3 weeks of session/1 week off proposal
e. Protection on votes (no votes on Monday until 5:00 ?)
f. Stacking of votes (day-to-day, etc. )
g. Press access to second floor/stakeouts (S-207, etc.)
(the following line is struck-through)
h. Checking attendance of Members at Committee meetings
i. West Front Construction
• deadline
• cost overruns
• window replacement
j. Building security/grounds security
k. Fall schedule (Jewish holidays, Columbus Day, Veterans Day) and projected sine die adjournment date
l. Senate security of classified information
(the following line is bracketed with blue ink pen)
m. Pay Commission recommendations
(the following line is hand-written with black ink pen)
Sen. Brady
n. Installation of computers and telephones
o. Equalization of pay -- Committee staff vs. personal staffs
(the following line is hand-written with blue ink pen)
Sen. Hatfield
p. Senate program for placement and counseling for involuntary-separated Senate employees
(end of page 16)
(page 17)
(this page is watermarked with the United States Capitol below the text "CAPITOL BOND" and above the text "25% COTTON CONTENT")
DAVID PRYOR
ARKANSAS
RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-2353
ARKANSAS OFFICE:
3030 FEDERAL BUILDING
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201
(501) 378-6336
COMMITTEES:
AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY
FINANCE
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING
SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS
United States Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
December 10, 1985
Senator Robert Dole
Hart Senate Office Building #141
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Mr. Leader:
Pursuant to your request, I am enclosing what I believe to be the agreed upon items in our December 5th meeting. I submit this list of items subject to the approval of Senator Evans, who is also in the process of preparing a draft of those agreed upon items.
Thank you very much for your cooperation. Your support is very meaningful.
Very truly yours,
(signature of David Pryor with black ink pen)
David Pryor
DP/rm
(the following line is hand-written with black ink pen)
Thanks for your help and support
(the following two lines are hand-written and underlined with black ink marker)
Rod
check out with Danforth
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(page 1)
NONLEGISLATIVE PERIODS (1986)
U.S. SENATE
Convene 2nd Session, 99th Congress—Noon, January 21, 1986.
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY: Close of business Friday, February 7, until Noon, Monday, February 17.
EASTER: Close of business Thursday, March 27, until Noon, Tuesday, April 8.
MEMORIAL DAY: Close of business Wednesday, May 21, until Thursday, May 29.
FOURTH OF JULY: Close of business Friday, June 27, until Noon, Monday, July 14.
LABOR DAY: Close of business Friday, August 15, until Noon, Monday, September 8.
PROJECTED SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT: Close of business Friday, October 3.
Office of the Majority Leader
Nov. 18, 1985
(end of page 1)
(page 2)
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December 4, 1985
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TALKING POINTS FOR MEETING OF 100 SENATORS
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1. Strict adherence to 15 minutes roll call
• Senator Pryor's floor statement indicated through October 25th, we spent 36 hours 25 minutes in excess of the 15 minute period allotted for roll call votes.
• The average roll call vote was 23.6 minutes.
• Of course the 15-minute period cannot be strictly enforced until some better transportation arrangements are made for the Members in the Hart Building.
(the following line, except for its number, is underlined)
2. Adherence to the Constitution on ordering yeas and nays unless the leadership agrees to vote.
• Article I of the U.S. Constitution provides that "the yeas and nays of Members of either House on any question shall, at the desire of one fifth of those present, be entered on the Journal."
• Under the procedures of the Senate it is presumed at all times there is a quorum present. The demand for the yeas and nays must be seconded by at least one-fifth of the presumptive quorum, a minimum of 11 with the present membership of 100. Often there are not 11 Members on the floor.
• Between January and November during the first session of the 98th Congress, 381 roll call votes took place. Between January and October during the second session of the 98th Congress, 292 roll call votes took place.
• To date, in this first session of the 99th Congress 352 votes have taken place.
• Roll call votes play an important part in putting the Senate on record on the issues that come before us, particularly those that are controversial in nature. However, not every amendment, while worthy, warrants this degree of acknowledgment.
• There appears to have been an increase in the number of times votes are requested on matters on which there is little controversy.
• Because roll call votes are disruptive, in that they take Senators away from other important business, they should certainly be limited to the extent possible.
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(page 3)
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2
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3. Protection on Monday nights only
• Through October 25th, we had only 6 votes on Mondays, therefore we would not be losing too much of actual working time by protecting people on Monday nights.
• Obviously, the Senate could operate much more efficiently if there were not requests for protection other than on Mondays.
(the following line, except for its number, is underlined)
4. Holds
(the following line is underlined)
Expire after a specific time:
• As a courtesy we have continued to allow Senators to place "holds" on legislation with which they have particular concerns.
• The purpose of these "holds" should be to make sure we provide adequate notice to a Senator that a matter is to be brought up so they might have an opportunity to prepare.
• However, the holds are in fact being used to indefinitely prevent action on legislation. This is unfair to those Members and those Committees who have prepared these bills for consideration.
• Putting a time limit on the holds both protects a Senators rights while still permitting us to get the business of the Senate done in a timely fashion.
(the following line, except for its number, is underlined)
5. Three weeks on, one week off--votes on Monday and Friday
• This proposal by Senator Evans has been raised several times, but there has never been a consensus developed on it.
• We have already agreed upon a calendar for the next session that attempts to provide a great deal of time during which Members can plan to be in there home states, but not every fourth week.
(end of page 3)
(page 4)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES
1. Strict adherence to 15 minute roll call.
2. Adherence to Constitution on ordering yeas and nays unless leadership agrees to a vote.
3. Protection on Monday night only.
4. Holds a) expire in 10 days, b) are made public.
5. Three weeks on, one week off--votes on Monday and Friday.
6. Stacking votes.
7. Follow through.
(end of page 4)
(page 5)
(this page is a calendar; all months are labeled with days: "S" "M" "T" "W" "T" "F" "S")
1986
(horizontal bar)
JANUARY
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
["21" is boxed-in]
(horizontal bar)
FEBRUARY
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28
["8" through "17" are boxed-in; "17" is circled]
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MARCH
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
[March "28" through April "7" are boxed-in; March "30" is circled]
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APRIL
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
[March "28" through April "7" are boxed-in]
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MAY
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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JUNE
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
[June "28" through July "13" are boxed-in]
JULY
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
[June "28" through July "13" are boxed-in; July "4" is circled]
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AUGUST
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31
[August "16" through September "7" are boxed-in]
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SEPTEMBER
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30
[August "16" through September "7" are boxed-in in; August "1" is circled]
(horizontal bar)
OCTOBER
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
["3" is boxed-in]
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NOVEMBER
S M T W T F S
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30
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DECEMBER
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
IMPORTANT DATES
JANUARY
1 New Year's Day
15 Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday
FEBRUARY
(the following line is underlined)
12 Lincoln's Birthday
12 Ash Wednesday
14 Valentine's Day
(the following line is underlined)
17 Washington's Birthday - Obsvd.
22 Washington's Birthday
MARCH
17 St. Patrick's Day
23 Palm Sunday
28 Good Friday
(the following line is underlined)
30 Easter Sunday
APRIL
24 Passover
MAY
11 Mother's Day
17 Armed Forces Day
19 Victoria Day (Canada)
(the following line is underlined)
26 Memorial Day - Obsvd.
(the following line is underlined)
30 Memorial Day
JUNE
14 Flag Day
15 Father's Day
JULY
1 Canada Day (Canada)
(the following line is underlined)
4 Independence Day
SEPTEMBER
(the following line is underlined)
1 Labor Day
OCTOBER
4 Rosh Hashanah
12 Columbus Day
13 Columbus Day - Obsvd.
13 Yom Kippur
13 Thanksgiving Day (Canada)
24 United Nations Day
31 Halloween
NOVEMBER
(the following line is underlined)
4 Election Day
11 Veterans Day
27 Thanksgiving Day
DECEMBER
25 Christmas Day
27 Hanukkah
(end of page 5)
(page 6)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES
1. Strict adherence to 15 minute roll call.
2. Adherence to Constitution on ordering yeas and nays unless leadership agrees to a vote.
3. Protection on Monday night only.
4. Holds a) expire in 10 days, b) are made public.
5. Three weeks on, one week off -- votes on Monday and Friday.
6. Stacking votes.
7. Follow through.
(end of page 6)
(page 7)
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES
1. Strict adherence to 15 minute roll call.
2. Adherence to Constitution on ordering yeas and nays unless leadership agrees to a vote.
3. Protection on Monday night only.
4. Holds a) expire in 10 days, b) are made public.
5. Three weeks on, one week off -- votes on Monday and Friday.
6. Stacking votes.
7. Follow through.
(end of page 7)
(page 8)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
(the following line is underlined)
Closed Unofficial Meeting of all 100 Senators
◦ We may want to have a closed unofficial meeting of all 100 Senators to discuss candidly matters of common concern.
◦ Among the items that might be discussed are:
a. Length of Roll Call Votes
b. Staff in Chamber
c. Late nights (Regular Wednesday or Thursday?)
d. Monday-Friday Work Schedule
e. 3 weeks of session/1 week off proposal
f. Honoraria Limits
g . Protection on Votes
h. Stacking of Votes
i. Press access to second floor/stakeouts
j. Revision for the Record of Member floor statements
(end of page 8)
(page 9)
(two lines of markings with pencil, possibly "&c" "&c")
(end of page 9)
(page 10)
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
United States Senate
OFFICE OF THE MAJORITY LEADER
WASHINGTON, DC 20510
(a mark made with black ink pen is present in the upper right corner of this page)
November 18, 1985
TO: SENATOR DOLE
FROM: ROD DeARMENT
SUBJECT: SENATOR PRYOR'S REVIEW OF SENATE FLOOR PRACTICE
Senator Pryor's floor statement on Senate practice contain some interesting statistics about the operation of the Senate:
Through October 25th the Senate had conducted 258 roll call votes:
◦ 6 on Mondays
◦ 31 on Fridays
◦ 26 before 12 noon
◦ 74 (or 30%) after 6 p.m.
The average time for a roll call vote was 23.6 minutes. The longest roll call vote in 1985 was 61 minutes. The total time on roll call votes was 100 hours--36 hours and 25 minutes of which was in excess of the 15-minute period allotted for votes.
We have spent 247 hours and 48 minutes in quorum calls.
Senator Pryor proposed four specific changes in the Senate rules to address the problems he identified.
1. If a quorum could not be established in 30 minutes, the Senate should adjourn or recess (from the Pearson-Ribicoff report).
2. Have a live quorum at the start of every day. This would get Senators to the floor and get the legislations moving.
3. Have a short limit of time for debate on motions to proceed (you have endorsed this idea).
4. Establish a germaneness requirement for amendments (Senator Byrd's proposal).
(end of page 10)
(page 11)
BOB DOLE
KANSAS
United States Senate
OFFICE OF MAJORITY LEADER
S-230 THE CAPITOL
December 3, 1985
Senator:
("?" in the following line is hand-written with pencil over ".")
Did you want to try and schedule a meeting of the 100 Senators this week? Please see attached letter.
Joyce
(the following line is hand-written and underlined with black ink marker)
See note
(end of page 11)
(page 12)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
(icon of the Great Seal of the United States)
UNITED STATES SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C.
JOHN C. DANFORTH
MISSOURI
November 21, 1985
(the following two lines are hand-written with black ink pen and scribbled out with pencil)
Joyce
JoAnne
Honorable Robert Dole
Majority Leader
United States Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510
Dear Bob:
Your "R&R" Committee thinks that the ideal time for a meeting of 100 Senators would be the Thursday after Thanksgiving, December 5. Would you let me know if this meets with your approval.
Sincerely,
(signature of John C. Danforth)
cc: Rod DeArment
(the following line is hand-written and circled with black ink marker)
Joyce,
(the following two lines are hand-written and underlined with black ink marker)
do we have a time?
and a room
(end of page 12)
(page 13)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
(the following line is underlined)
Closed Unofficial Meeting of all 100 Senators
◦ We may want to have a closed unofficial meeting of all 100 Senators to discuss candidly matters of common concern.
◦ Among the items that might be discussed are:
a. Length of Roll Call Votes
b. Staff in Chamber
c. Late nights (Regular Wednesday or Thursday?)
d. Monday-Friday Work Schedule
e. 3 weeks of session/1 week off proposal
f. Honoraria Limits
g. Protection on Votes
h. Stacking of Votes
i. Press access to second floor/stakeouts
j. Revision for the Record of Member floor statements
(end of page 13)
(page 14)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
(icon of the Great Seal of the United States)
UNITED STATES SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C.
JOHN C. DANFORTH
MISSOURI
November 21, 1985
Honorable Robert Dole
Majority Leader
United States Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510
(the following two lines are hand-written with black ink pen)
Joyce
JoAnne
Dear Bob:
Your "R&R" Committee thinks that the ideal time for a meeting of 100 Senators would be the Thursday after Thanksgiving, December 5. Would you let me know if this meets with your approval.
Sincerely,
(signature of John C. Danforth with black ink pen)
cc: Rod DeArment
(end of page 14)
(page 15)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
July 18, 1985
(the following line is underlined)
Proposed Agenda for Closed Unofficial Meeting of All 100 Senators
(the following line is hand-written with black ink marker)
Bob
The following items might be discussed at the meeting of all 100 Senators:
a. Length and predictability of roll call votes
b. Limiting staff in chamber
c. Monday-Friday work schedule
d. 3 weeks of session/1 week off proposal
e. Protection on votes (no votes on Monday until 5:00 ?)
f. Stacking of votes (day-to-day, etc.)
g. Press access to second floor/stakeouts (S-207, etc.)
h. Checking attendance of Members at Committee meetings
i. West Front Construction
• deadline
• cost overruns
• window replacement
j. Building security/grounds security
k. Fall schedule (Jewish holidays, Columbus Day, Veterans Day) and projected sine die adjournment date
l. Senate security of classified information
m. Pay Commission recommendations
(the following line is hand-written with blue ink pen)
Sen. Brady
n. Installation of computers and telephones
o. Equalization of pay -- Committee staff vs. personal staffs
p. Senate program for placement and counseling for involuntary-separated Senate employees
(end of page 15)
(page 16)
(this page is watermarked with the Great Seal of the United States above the text "1985")
(the following line is hand-written with blue ink pen)
agenda for
(the following four lines are hand-written with blue ink pen and bracketed)
Jany
Feb
March
April
July 18, 1985
(the following line is underlined)
Proposed Agenda for Closed Unofficial Meeting of All 100 Senators
The following items might be discussed at the meeting of all 100 Senators:
(letters a.-f. in the following list are bracketed together with blue ink pen and labeled with the following line)
Quality of life
a. Length and predictability of roll call votes
b. Limiting staff in chamber
c. Monday-Friday work schedule
d. 3 weeks of session/1 week off proposal
e. Protection on votes (no votes on Monday until 5:00 ?)
f. Stacking of votes (day-to-day, etc. )
g. Press access to second floor/stakeouts (S-207, etc.)
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h. Checking attendance of Members at Committee meetings
i. West Front Construction
• deadline
• cost overruns
• window replacement
j. Building security/grounds security
k. Fall schedule (Jewish holidays, Columbus Day, Veterans Day) and projected sine die adjournment date
l. Senate security of classified information
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m. Pay Commission recommendations
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Sen. Brady
n. Installation of computers and telephones
o. Equalization of pay -- Committee staff vs. personal staffs
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Sen. Hatfield
p. Senate program for placement and counseling for involuntary-separated Senate employees
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DAVID PRYOR
ARKANSAS
RUSSELL SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
(202) 224-2353
ARKANSAS OFFICE:
3030 FEDERAL BUILDING
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72201
(501) 378-6336
COMMITTEES:
AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY
FINANCE
SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING
SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS
United States Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
December 10, 1985
Senator Robert Dole
Hart Senate Office Building #141
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Mr. Leader:
Pursuant to your request, I am enclosing what I believe to be the agreed upon items in our December 5th meeting. I submit this list of items subject to the approval of Senator Evans, who is also in the process of preparing a draft of those agreed upon items.
Thank you very much for your cooperation. Your support is very meaningful.
Very truly yours,
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David Pryor
DP/rm
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Thanks for your help and support
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Rod
check out with Danforth
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