[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 6, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7-S8]
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               UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT--SENATE ACCESS

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that access to the 
Senate wing, the Senate floor, and the Senate Chamber galleries, during 
all proceedings involving the exhibition or consideration of the 
articles of impeachment of the President of the United States, and all 
times that the Senate is sitting for trial with the Chief Justice of 
the United States presiding, be in accordance with the allocations and 
provisions on the documents I now send to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The documents follow:

         Enforcement of Senate Rule XXIII--Senate Floor Access

       Rule XXIII.--Persons with privileges under Senate Rule 
     XXIII shall access the Senate floor through the cloakrooms 
     only and such access will be limited to the number of vacant 
     seats available on the Senate floor based on protocol 
     considerations enforced by the Secretaries for the Majority 
     and Minority and the Sergeant at Arms. All persons with 
     access to the Senate floor will remain seated at all times.
       Staff Access.--Access to the floor will be strictly limited 
     to those having official impeachment proceedings duties, 
     using the guidelines below:
       Majority and Minority leaders will be limited to not more 
     than three assistants each.
       Majority and Minority Whips will be limited to not more 
     than two each.
       Secretary, Sergeant at Arms, and Secretaries for majority 
     and minority will be limited to themselves or designated 
     replacement.
       Legal Counsel, Deputy Legal Counsel, and Counsel for the 
     Secretary and Sergeant at Arms will have access on an as-
     needed basis.
       Pages will be appropriately limited.
       Cloakroom staff will be permitted as needed, under 
     supervision of secretaries for the majority or minority, as 
     appropriate.
       The Secretary of the Senate's legislative staff will be 
     permitted as needed, under supervision of the Secretary.
       Doorkeepers will be permitted as needed, under the 
     supervision of the Sergeant at Arms.
       Committee and Member Staff.--Committee and Member Staff 
     will not be permitted on the Senate floor other than as noted 
     above. Accordingly, all messages to Members will be processed 
     in the regular manner, i.e., through the party cloakrooms or 
     the reception room message desk.
       Sergeant at Arms.--The Sergeant at Arms shall enforce the 
     above provisions and take such other actions as necessary to 
     fulfill his responsibilities.
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                  Extending Privileges of Floor Access

       In addition to persons with privileges under Senate Rule 
     XXIII, the following shall be admitted to the floor of the 
     Senate while the Senate is sitting for impeachment 
     proceedings;
       Not more than two assistants to the Chief Justice.
       Assistants to the House Managers.
       Counsel and assistants to counsel for the President of the 
     United States.
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               Ticket Allocations and Related Provisions

       300 daily tickets; 3 for each Senator.
       50 seats reserved daily for the public through established 
     tour procedures using regular gallery passes.
       100 permanent numbered tickets; 1 for each Senator, for 
     seating in the family section (enlarged to 100 seats by the 
     Sergeant at Arms) and which may be used on any day and by 
     anyone holding such ticket.
       30 daily tickets; 10 each for the Majority and Minority 
     Leaders; 5 each for the Majority and Minority Whips.
       20 daily tickets for the White House.
       20 tickets for the House of Representatives.
       19 daily tickets for diplomats, for use only in the 
     diplomatic gallery.
       3 daily tickets for the President of the Senate, for use 
     only in the diplomatic gallery.
       9 daily tickets for the Supreme Court.
       Press Galleries.--The press galleries shall remain open and 
     available for members of the press under established 
     procedures.
       Diplomatic Gallery.--The diplomatic gallery shall remain 
     open and available for diplomatic personnel and guests of the 
     President of the Senate with appropriate tickets, as noted 
     above.
       Family Gallery.--The family gallery shall remain open and 
     available for persons holding a permanent ticket as noted 
     above, and such gallery shall be augmented by additional 
     seats located adjacent to the family gallery, so that a total 
     of 100 seats are reserved for persons holding a permanent 
     ticket.
       Public Seating.--The Sergeant at Arms shall designate and 
     reserve 50 seats in the Senate Chamber galleries, outside the 
     family and press galleries, for members of the public holding 
     regular gallery passes. All other gallery seats shall be 
     available for persons with daily tickets, except that the 
     Sergeant at Arms shall, in addition to seating the general 
     public in the seats reserved for that purpose, seat the 
     general public holding regular gallery passes in any vacant 
     seats outside the family and press galleries, with the 
     understanding that such members of the general public are 
     subject to being displaced by a permanent ticket holder at 
     the request of the Sergeant at Arms or a member of his staff 
     designated to perform such duties.
       Senate Staff.--Senate staff may be seated in any open seat 
     in the family seating area, and will be subject to being 
     displaced by a permanent ticket holder at the request of the 
     Sergeant at Arms or a member of his staff designated to 
     perform such duties.
       Printing of the Rules.--The rules of the galleries shall be 
     printed on all tickets.
       Sergeant at Arms.--The Sergeant at Arms shall ensure timely 
     and appropriate distribution of all tickets and take such 
     other actions as necessary to fulfill his responsibilities.

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                Access to the Senate Wing of the Capitol

       2nd & 3rd floors.--Access to the second and third floors of 
     the Senate Wing of the Capitol shall be limited to Senators, 
     Senate staff with appropriate Senate identification cards, 
     press with appropriate credentials, Architect of the Capitol 
     staff as necessary, those with Senate Rule XXIII privileges, 
     those with special gallery tickets, those with regular Senate 
     Gallery tickets when the bearer is admitted through tour 
     lines, and anyone with official business related to the 
     impeachment trial.
       Architect of the Capitol.--The Architect of the Capitol 
     shall advise the Sergeant at Arms of all Architect staff who 
     require access to the Senate Wing.
       Sergeant at Arms.--The Sergeant at Arms shall enforce the 
     above provisions and take such other actions as necessary to 
     fulfill his responsibilities.

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