Rules of The House of Representatives of The United States
RULE VI: OFFICIAL REPORTERS AND NEWS MEDIA GALLERIES
Official reporters
1. Subject to the direction and control of the Speaker, the Clerk shall appoint, and may remove for cause, the official reporters of the House, including stenographers of committees, and shall supervise the execution of their duties.
News media galleries
2. A portion of the gallery over the
Speaker's chair as may be necessary to
accommodate representatives of the
press wishing to report debates and
proceedings shall be set aside for their
use. Reputable reporters and correspondents
shall be admitted thereto
under such regulations as the Speaker
may prescribe from time to time. The
Standing Committee of Correspondents
for the Press Gallery, and the Executive
Committee of Correspondents for
the Periodical Press Gallery, shall supervise
such galleries, including the
designation of its employees, subject to
the direction and control of the Speaker.
The Speaker may assign one seat on
the floor to Associated Press reporters
and one to United Press International
reporters, and may regulate their occupation.
The Speaker may admit to the
floor, under such regulations as he may
prescribe, one additional representative
of each press association.
3. A portion of the gallery as may be
necessary to accommodate reporters of
news to be disseminated by radio, television,
and similar means of transmission,
wishing to report debates and
proceedings, shall be set aside for their
use. Reputable reporters and correspondents
shall be admitted thereto
under such regulations as the Speaker
may prescribe. The Executive Committee
of the Radio and Television Correspondents'
Galleries shall supervise
such gallery, including the designation
of its employees, subject to the direction
and control of the Speaker. The
Speaker may admit to the floor, under
such regulations as he may prescribe,
one representative of the National
Broadcasting Company, one of the Columbia
Broadcasting System, and one
of the American Broadcasting Company.
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