Welcome to the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration website. The Rules Committee is one of the oldest committees of the United States Senate. Our origins date back to the early days of the Republic when the first Senate convened in March 1789 and establishged a committee to prep... (Read More)
07.29.2009 - On Thursday, July 23, the Senate agreed by voice vote to include the provisions of S. 1415, the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment (MOVE) Act, into S. 1390, the Defense Authorization Bill, as an amendment. The Senate passed S. 1390 late in the night on Thursday the 23rd. The Defense Authorization Bill is expected to be the subject of a House-Senate conference committee later this year.
04.21.2009 - On February 25, 2009, the Senate passed S. Res. 53, a resolution authorizing the placement of a plaque in the Senate wing of the Capitol commemorating the role of the enslaved African Americans who helped to construct the building. The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Rules Committee are original co-sponsors of the legislation that will provide for a plaque to be placed inside on the third floor of the Senate Wing of the Capitol in the East Front corridor. It will be placed near an original wall that was constructed between 1793 and 1800. The legislation authorizes the Senate Commission on Art to procure an appropriate plaque under the direction of the Rules Committee, on which both the Chairman and the Ranking member of the Rules Committee serve.
06/10/2009 Executive Business Meeting
Since 1901, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies has been responsible for the planning and execution of the swearing-in ceremonies and the luncheon of the inauguration of the President of the United States at the U.S. Capitol.
The Reporters Gallery
Immediately above the presiding officer's desk, newspaper reporters who cover the Senate's proceedings occupy the central portion of the gallery, known as the Press Gallery