[United States Senate Manual, 107th Congress] [S. Doc. 107-1] [Rules for Regulation of the Senate Wing of the Capitol and Senate Office Buildings] [Page 162] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] 123 RULE IV TAKING OF PICTURES PROHIBITED; \1\ USE OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT IN CHAMBER 123.1 1. The taking of pictures of any kind is prohibited in the Senate Chamber, the Senate Reading Rooms (Marble Room and Lobby), the Senate Cloakrooms, and the Private Dining Room of the Senate. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Paragraph 1 of rule IV has been temporarily suspended on numerous occasions for the taking of official photographs of the Senate in session, and on Dec. 19, 1974, for telecasting the inauguration of Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller. Senate authorization for the telecasting of the New Hampshire contested senatorial election debate was not utilized. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 123.2 2. The Sergeant at Arms shall be authorized to admit into the Senate Chamber such mechanical equipment and/or devices which, in the judgment of the Sergeant at Arms, are necessary and proper in the conduct of official Senate business and which by their presence shall not in any way distract, interrupt, or inconvenience the business or Members of the Senate.