[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--SENATE ACCESS

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that access to 
the Senate wing, the Senate floor, and the Senate Chamber Galleries 
during all of the proceedings involving the exhibition of consideration 
of the Articles of Impeachment against Donald John Trump, President of 
the United States, and at 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 I now send to the desk, 
and I ask that it be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The documents follow:

     SECTION 1. SENATE FLOOR ACCESS.

       During impeachment proceedings for the President of the 
     United States, the following procedures relating to access to 
     the Senate floor shall apply:
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Entrance through cloakrooms.--Individuals with 
     privileges under rule XXIII of the Standing Rules of the 
     Senate (as limited by paragraph (2) of this section), or with 
     privileges under paragraph (3) of this section, shall access 
     the floor of the Senate through the cloakrooms only, unless 
     otherwise directed by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of 
     the Senate.
       (B) General limits on access.--Access to the floor of the 
     Senate shall be limited to the number of vacant seats 
     available on the floor of the Senate based on protocol 
     considerations enforced by the Secretary for the Majority, 
     the Secretary for the Minority, and the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate.
       (C) Seating requirements.--All individuals with access to 
     the floor of the Senate shall remain seated at all times.
       (2) Limited staff access.--Officers and employees of the 
     Senate, including members of the staffs of committees of the 
     Senate or joint committees of the Congress and employees in 
     the office of a Senator, shall not have privileges under rule 
     XXIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to access the floor 
     of the Senate, except as needed for official impeachment 
     proceeding duties in accordance with the following:
       (A) The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader shall each 
     be limited to not more than 4 assistants.
       (B) The Secretary of the Senate and the Assistant Secretary 
     of the Senate shall each have access, and the legislative 
     staff of the Secretary of the Senate shall be permitted as 
     needed under the supervision of the Secretary of the Senate.
       (C) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate and 
     the Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper shall each have 
     access, and doorkeepers shall be permitted as needed under 
     the supervision of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
     Senate.
       (D) The Secretary for the Majority, the Secretary for the 
     Minority, the Assistant Secretary for the Majority, and the 
     Assistant Secretary for the Minority shall each have access, 
     and cloakroom employees shall be permitted as needed under 
     the supervision of the Secretary for the Majority or the 
     Secretary for the Minority, as appropriate.
       (E) The Senate Legal Counsel and the Deputy Senate Legal 
     Counsel shall have access on an as-needed basis.
       (F) The Parliamentarian of the Senate and assistants to the 
     Parliamentarian of the Senate shall have access on an as-
     needed basis.
       (G) Counsel for the Secretary of the Senate and the 
     Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall have 
     access on an as-needed basis.
       (H) The minimum number of Senate pages necessary to carry 
     out their duties, as determined by the Secretary for the 
     Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, shall have 
     access.
       (3) Other individuals with senate floor access.--The 
     following individuals shall have privileges of access to the 
     floor of the Senate:
       (A) Not more than 3 assistants to the Chief Justice of the 
     United States.
       (B) Assistants to the managers of the impeachment of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (C) Counsel and assistants to counsel for the President of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 2. ACCESS TO THE SENATE WING OF THE CAPITOL.

       (a) In General.--During impeachment proceedings against the 
     President of the United States, access to the basement and 
     the first, second, and third floors of the Senate Wing of the 
     Capitol shall be limited to--
       (1) Senators;
       (2) officers and employees of the Senate with appropriate 
     Senate-issued identification cards and appropriate 
     credentials;
       (3) employees of the Architect of the Capitol (as necessary 
     and in accordance with subsection (b));
       (4) individuals with privileges under rule XXIII of the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate (as limited by section 1(2)) or 
     with privileges under section 1(3);
       (5) individuals with official business related to the 
     impeachment proceedings;
       (6) members of the press with appropriate credentials;
       (7) individuals with special gallery tickets; and
       (8) individuals with regular gallery passes to the Senate 
     gallery when the bearer is admitted through tour lines.
       (b) Architect of the Capitol.--The Architect of the Capitol 
     shall advise the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
     Senate of all officers or employees of the Architect of the 
     Capitol who require access to the Senate Wing of the Capitol 
     during the impeachment proceedings.

     SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT BY THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER.

       The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall 
     enforce this resolution and take such other actions as 
     necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the Sergeant at 
     Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under this resolution, 
     including the issuance of appropriate credentials as required 
     under paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 2(a).

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