Congressional Directory for the 112th Congress (2011-2012), December 2011.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
PRESS GALLERIES *
SENATE PRESS GALLERY
The Capitol, Room S-316, phone 224-0241
Director.--S. Joseph Keenan
Deputy Director.--Joan McKinney
Senior Media Coordinators:
Amy H. Gross
Kristyn K. Socknat
Media Coordinators:
James D. Saris
Elizabeth B. Crowley
Wendy A. Oscarson-Kirchner
HOUSE PRESS GALLERY
The Capitol, Room H-315, phone 225-3945
Superintendent.--Jerry L. Gallegos
Deputy Superintendent.--Justin J. Supon
Assistant Superintendents:
Ric Anderson
Drew Cannon
Laura Reed
Molly Cain
STANDING COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENTS
Thomas Burr, The Salt Lake
Tribune, Chair
Joseph Morton, Omaha World-
Herald, Secretary
Jim Rowley, Bloomberg News
Laurie Kellman, Associated
Press
Brian Friel, Bloomberg News
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RULES GOVERNING PRESS GALLERIES
1. Administration of the press galleries shall be vested in a
Standing Committee of Correspondents elected by accredited members of
the galleries. The Committee shall consist of five persons elected to
serve for terms of two years. Provided, however, that at the election in
January 1951, the three candidates receiving the highest number of votes
shall serve for two years and the remaining two for one year.
Thereafter, three members shall be elected in odd-numbered years and two
in even-numbered years. Elections shall be held in January. The
Committee shall elect its own chairman and secretary. Vacancies on the
Committee shall be filled by special election to be called by the
Standing Committee.
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2. Persons desiring admission to the press galleries of Congress
shall make application in accordance with Rule VI of the House of
Representatives, subject to the direction and control of the Speaker and
Rule 33 of the Senate, which rules shall be interpreted and administered
by the Standing Committee of Correspondents, subject to the review and
an approval by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
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3. The Standing Committee of Correspondents shall limit membership
in the press galleries to bone fide correspondents of repute in their
profession, under such rules as the Standing Committee of Correspondents
shall prescribe.
4. An applicant for press credentials through the Daily Press
Galleries must establish to the satisfaction of the Standing Committee
of Correspondents that he or she is a full-time, paid correspondent who
requires on-site access to congressional members and staff.
Correspondents must be employed by a news organization:
(a) with General Publication periodicals mailing privileges under
U.S. Postal Service rules, and which publishes daily; or
(b) whose principal business is the daily dissemination of original
news and opinion of interest to a broad segment of the public, and which
has published continuously for 18 months.
The applicant must reside in the Washington, D.C. area, and must not
be engaged in any lobbying or paid advocacy, advertising, publicity or
promotion work for any individual, political party, corporation,
organization, or agency of the U.S. government, or in prosecuting any
claim before Congress or any federal government department, and will not
do so while a member of the Daily Press Galleries.
Applicants' publications must be editorially independent of any
institution, foundation or interest group that lobbies the federal
government, or that is not principally a general news organization.
Failure to provide information to the Standing Committee for this
determination, or misrepresenting information, can result in the denial
or revocation of credentials.
5. Members of the families of correspondents are not entitled to the
privileges of the galleries.
6. The Standing Committee of Correspondents shall propose no changes
in these rules except upon petition in writing signed by not less than
100 accredited members of the galleries. The above rules have been
approved by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
John A. Boehner,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Charles E. Schumer,
Chair, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
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PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS' GALLERY*
The Capitol, Room S-317, 224-6548
www.senate.gov/galleries/photo
Director.--Jeffrey S. Kent.
Deputy Director.--Mark A. Abraham.
Assistant Director.--Tricia Munro.
STANDING COMMITTEE OF PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS
Scott Applewhite, Associated
Press, Chair
Win McNamee, Getty Images,
Secretary-Treasurer
Jim Bourg, Reuters
Khue Bui, Newsweek
Stephen Crowley, New York
Times
Ronald Sachs, Consolidated
News Pictures
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RULES GOVERNING PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS' GALLERY
1. (a) Administration of the Press Photographers' Gallery is vested
in a Standing Committee of Press Photographers consisting of six persons
elected by accredited members of the Gallery. The Committee shall be
composed of one member each from Associated Press Photos; Reuters News
Pictures or AFP Photos; magazine media; local newspapers; agency or
freelance member; and one at-large member. The at-large member may be,
but need not be, selected from media otherwise represented on the
Committee; however no organization may have more than one representative
on the Committee.
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(b) Elections shall be held as early as practicable in each year,
and in no case later than March 31. A vacancy in the membership of the
Committee occurring prior to the expiration of a term shall be filled by
a special election called for that purpose by the Committee.
(c) The Standing Committee of the Press Photographers' Gallery shall
propose no change or changes in these rules except upon petition in
writing signed by not less than 25 accredited members of the gallery.
2. Persons desiring admission to the Press Photographers' Gallery of
the Senate shall make application in accordance with Rule 33 of the
Senate, which rule shall be interpreted and administered by the Standing
Committee of Press Photographers subject to the review and approval of
the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
3. The Standing Committee of Press photographers shall limit
membership in the photographers' gallery to bona fide news photographers
of repute in their profession and Heads of Photographic Bureaus under
such rules as the Standing Committee of Press Photographers shall
prescribe.
4. Provided, however, that the Standing Committee of Press
Photographers shall admit to the gallery no person who does not
establish to the satisfaction of the Committee all of the following:
(a) That any member is not engaged in paid publicity or promotion
work or in prosecuting any claim before Congress or before any
department of the Government, and will not become so engaged while a
member of the gallery.
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(b) That he or she is not engaged in any lobbying activity and will
not become so engaged while a member of the gallery.
The above rules have been approved by the Committee on Rules and
Administration.
John A. Boehner,
Speaker, House of Representatives.
Charles E. Schumer,
Chair, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
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P.O. Box 7119 Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044-7119
www.whnpa.org
OFFICERS
Ronald Sachs, Consolidated News, President
Douglas Wilkes, WTTG-TV, Vice President
Elisa Miller, Freelance, Secretary
Jonathan Elswick, Associated Press, Treasurer
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Toni Sandys (Washington Post)
Alex Wong (Getty Images)
Charles Dharapak (Associated Press)
Ed Eaves (NBC News)
Charles MacDonald (National Geographic Channel)
Chip Somodevilla, Contest Chair (Getty Images)
Pege Gilgannon, Contest Chair, Television (WJLA-TV)
Pierre Kattar, Contest Chair, New Media
Jamie Rose, Contest Chair, Student (Freelance)
Pablo Monsivais, Education Chair (Associated Press)
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RADIO AND TELEVISION
CORRESPONDENTS' GALLERIES*
SENATE RADIO AND TELEVISION GALLERY
The Capitol, Room S-325, 224-6421
Director.--Michael J.
Mastrian
Deputy Director.--Ellen
Eckert
Senior Media Relations
Coordinators: Michael
Lawrence, Erin Yeatman
Media Coordinator.--Chris
Bois
HOUSE RADIO AND TELEVISION GALLERY
The Capitol, Room H-320, 225-5214
Director.--Olga Ramirez
Kornacki
Deputy Director.--Andy Elias
Administrative Operations
Manager.--Gail Davis
Media Logistics
Coordinators: Kinsey
Harvey, Anthony
Kellaher, Kim Oates
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS'
GALLERIES
Jay McMichael, CNN, Chair
John Wallace, Fox News, Vice
Chair
Leigh Ann Caldwell, C-SPAN,
Treasurer
Jeffrey Ballou, Aljazeera
Libby Casey, Alaska Public
Radio
Jill Jackson, CBS News
Andrea Seabrook, NPR
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RULES GOVERNING RADIO AND TELEVISION CORRESPONDENTS' GALLERIES
1. Persons desiring admission to the Radio and Television Galleries
of Congress shall make application to the Speaker, as required by Rule
34 of the House of Representatives, as amended, and to the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate, as required by Rule 33, as
amended, for the regulation of the Senate wing of the Capitol.
Applicants shall state in writing the names of all radio stations,
television stations, systems, or news-gathering organizations by which
they are employed and what other occupation or employment they may have,
if any. Applicants shall further declare that they are not engaged in
the prosecution of claims or the promotion of legislation pending before
Congress, the Departments, or the independent agencies, and that they
will not become so employed without resigning from the galleries. They
shall further declare that they are not employed in any legislative or
executive department or independent agency of the Government, or by any
foreign govern
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ment or representative thereof; that they are not engaged in any
lobbying activities; that they do not and will not, directly or
indirectly, furnish special information to any organization, individual,
or group of individuals for the influencing of prices on any commodity
or stock exchange; that they will not do so during the time they retain
membership in the galleries. Holders of visitors' cards who may be
allowed temporary admission to the galleries must conform to all the
restrictions of this paragraph.
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2. It shall be a prerequisite to membership that the radio station,
television station, system, or news-gathering agency which the applicant
represents shall certify in writing to the
Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries that the applicant
conforms to the foregoing regulations.
3. The applications required by the above rule shall be
authenticated in a manner that shall be satisfactory to the Executive
Committee of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries who
shall see that the occupation of the galleries is confined to bona fide
news gatherers and/or reporters of reputable standing in their business
who represent radio stations, television stations, systems, or news-
gathering agencies engaged primarily in serving radio stations,
television stations, or systems. It shall be the duty of the Executive
Committee of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries to
report, at its discretion, violation of the privileges of the galleries
to the Speaker or to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration,
and pending action thereon, the offending individual may be suspended.
4. Persons engaged in other occupations, whose chief attention is
not given to--or more than one-half of their earned income is not
derived from--the gathering or reporting of news for radio stations,
television stations, systems, or news-gathering agencies primarily
serving radio stations or systems, shall not be entitled to admission to
the Radio and Television Galleries. The Radio and Television
Correspondents' List in the Congressional Directory shall be a list only
of persons whose chief attention is given to or more than one-half of
their earned income is derived from the gathering and reporting of news
for radio stations, television stations, and systems engaged in the
daily dissemination of news, and of representatives of news-gathering
agencies engaged in the daily service of news to such radio stations,
television stations, or systems.
5. Members of the families of correspondents are not entitled to the
privileges of the galleries.
6. The Radio and Television Galleries shall be under the control of
the Executive Committee of the Radio and Television Correspondents'
Galleries, subject to the approval and supervision of the Speaker of the
House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Rules and
Administration.
Approved.
John A. Boehner,
Speaker, House of Representatives.
Charles E. Schumer,
Chair, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
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PERIODICAL PRESS GALLERIES*
HOUSE PERIODICAL PRESS GALLERY
The Capitol, H-304, 225-2941
Director.--Robert M. Zatkowski
Deputy Director.--Gerald Rupert
Assistant Directors: Laura Eckart, Jenn Walters
SENATE PERIODICAL PRESS GALLERY
The Capitol, S-320, 224-0265
Director.--Edward V. Pesce
Deputy Director.--Justin Wilson
Assistant Director.--Shawna Blair
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF CORRESPONDENTS
Heather Rothman, BNA News,
Chairman
Jay Newton-Small, Time
Magazine, Secretary
Meg Shreve, Tax Notes,
Treasurer
Lauren Whittington, Roll
Call
Paul Bedard, U.S. News &
World Report
Stephen K. Cooper, CCH, Inc.
Manu Raju, Politico
RULES GOVERNING PERIODICAL PRESS GALLERIES
1. Persons eligible for admission to the Periodical Press Galleries
must be bona fide resident correspondents of reputable standing, giving
their chief attention to the gathering and reporting of news. They shall
state in writing the names of their employers and their additional
sources of earned income; and they shall declare that, while a member of
the Galleries, they will not act as an agent in the prosecution of
claims, and will not become engaged or assist, directly or indirectly,
in any lobbying, promotion, advertising, or publicity activity intended
to influence legislation or any other action of the Congress, nor any
matter before any independent agency, or any department or other
instrumentality of the Executive Branch; and that they will not act as
an agent for, or be employed by the Federal, or any State, local or
foreign government or representatives thereof; and that they will not,
directly or indirectly, furnish special or ``insider'' information
intended to influence prices or for the purpose of trading on any
commodity or stock exchange; and that they will not become employed,
directly or indirectly, by any stock exchange, board of trade or other
organization or member thereof, or brokerage house or broker engaged in
the buying and selling of any security or commodity. Applications shall
be submitted to the Executive Committee of the Periodical
Correspondents' Association and shall be authenticated in a manner
satisfactory to the Executive Committee.
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2. Applicants must be employed by periodicals that regularly publish
a substantial volume of news material of either general, economic,
industrial, technical, cultural, or trade character. The periodical must
require such Washington coverage on a continuing basis and must be owned
and operated independently of any government, industry, institution,
association, or lobbying organization. Applicants must also be employed
by a periodical that is published for profit and is supported chiefly by
advertising or by subscription, or by a periodical meeting the
conditions in this paragraph but published by a nonprofit organization
that, first, operates independently of any government, industry, or
institution and, second, does
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not engage, directly or indirectly, in any lobbying or other activity
intended to influence any matter before Congress or before any
independent agency or any department or other instrumentality of the
Executive Branch. House organs are not eligible.
3. Members of the families of correspondents are not entitled to the
privileges of the galleries.
4. The Executive Committee may issue temporary credentials
permitting the privileges of the galleries to individuals who meet the
rules of eligibility but who may be on short-term assignment or
temporarily residing in Washington.
5. Under the authority of Rule 6 of the House of Representatives and
of Rule 33 of the Senate, the Periodical Galleries shall be under the
control of the Executive Committee, subject to the approval and
supervision of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. It shall be the duty of
the Executive Committee, at its discretion, to report violations of the
privileges of the galleries to the Speaker or the Senate Committee on
Rules and Administration, and pending action thereon, the offending
correspondent may be suspended. The committee shall be elected at the
start of each Congress by members of the Periodical Correspondents'
Association and shall consist of seven members with no more than one
member from any one publishing organization. The committee shall elect
its own officers and a majority of the committee may fill vacancies on
the committee. The list in the Congressional Directory shall be a list
only of members of the Periodical Correspondents' Association.
John A. Boehner,
Speaker, House of Representatives.
Charles E. Schumer,
Chair, Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
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