[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 98 (Tuesday, June 6, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1973-S1974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     U.S. SENATE VEHICLE AND ALTERNATE VEHICLE PARKING REGULATIONS

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to print the 
U.S. Senate vehicle and alternate vehicle parking regulations, adopted 
by the Committee on Rules and Administration on May 17, 2023, in the 
Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

     U.S. Senate Vehicle and Alternate Vehicle Parking Regulations


  adopted by the committee on rules and administration on May 17, 2023

       1.0 Scope--These regulations describe the eligibility and 
     processes Senators and eligible staff shall use to request, 
     register, and obtain parking permits for vehicles and 
     alternate vehicles to be parked in Senate garages.
       2.0 Definitions--For purposes of these regulations, the 
     following terms shall have the meaning specified.

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       2.1 Rules Committee means the U.S. Senate Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
       2.2 Alternate vehicle means a personally owned vehicle, 
     other than an automobile, motorcycle, personal assistance 
     mobility access device, or rental vehicle, including but not 
     limited to bicycles, motorized skateboards, and manual and 
     electric scooters.
       2.3 Committee office means the office of a standing, 
     select, or joint committee of the U.S. Senate.
       2.4 Congressional ID means a current congressional 
     identification badge issued by the Senate Sergeant at Arms.
       2.5 Disbursing office means the Secretary of the Senate's 
     Disbursing Office.
       2.6 Eligible staff means employees of the Senate, employees 
     of the Superintendent's Office, or employees of the United 
     States Capitol Police.
       2.7 Leadership office means the office of the U.S. Senate 
     Majority and Minority Leaders, Majority and Minority Whips, 
     party conferences, and party policy committees.
       2.8 Member office means the office of a U.S. Senator.
       2.9 Permit means an identification sticker affixed to a 
     vehicle or alternate vehicle authorizing parking in a Senate 
     garage.
       2.10 Permit holder means an eligible staffer that is 
     registered with and issued a permit by the Rules Committee.
       2.11 SAA means the Senate Sergeant at Arms.
       2.12 Senate garage means the underground parking areas in 
     the Dirksen, Hart, and Russell Senate Office Buildings 
     administered by the Superintendent's Office.
       2.13 Senate support office means the office of an internal 
     congressional entity that provides services to the Senate, 
     including the Architect of the Capitol, the Senate Sergeant 
     at Arms, the Secretary of the Senate, Senate Legal Counsel, 
     Senate Legislative Counsel, and the United States Capitol 
     Police.
       2.14 Superintendent's office means the Architect of the 
     Capitol's Senate Superintendent Office.
       2.15 TranSAAct means the web-based program administered by 
     the Senate Sergeant at Arms that allows eligible offices to 
     request vehicle and alternate vehicle parking permits.
       2.16 USCP means the United States Capitol Police.
       2.17 Vehicle means a personally owned, leased, or rented 
     automobile or motorcycle.
       3.0 General Use of Garage Vehicle Parking Spaces and 
     Alternate Vehicle Parking Racks--The use of the garage 
     parking spaces for vehicles and parking racks for alternate 
     vehicles is on a first-come, first-served basis.
       3.1 Permit holders must park in their assigned garage and 
     parking level.
       3.2 Permit holders must present their Congressional ID and 
     display their parking permit to USCP at their assigned garage 
     entrances.
       3.3 Permit holders assigned a Member parking permit must 
     park in a Member parking space.
       3.4 Permit holders must park vehicles in the designated 
     garage parking spaces and alternate vehicles in the 
     designated garage parking racks in a manner that does not 
     interfere with others' ability to utilize the racks and that 
     does not interfere with adjacent parking spaces.
       3.4.1 Personal property, vehicles, and alternate vehicles 
     that obstruct access to a parking space or parking rack will 
     be moved immediately
       3.5 Permits shall only be used by the permit holder and are 
     not transferrable to other vehicles or alternate vehicles.
       3.6 Alternate vehicles may not use garage electric 
     chargers.
       3.7 SAA outdoor Member license plates are not authorized 
     garage parking permits and cannot be used to park in the 
     Senate garages.
       3.7.1 A driver for a Senator may use the SAA outdoor Member 
     license plate to enter a Senate garage to drop off or pick up 
     a Senator at an interior garage door, but must exit the 
     garage after doing so.
       3.8 The Senate, the Superintendent's Office, and the USCP 
     are not responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen personal 
     property.
       4.0 Permit Eligibility--Senators and eligible staff with a 
     valid Congressional ID granting 24-hour building access are 
     eligible for a vehicle or alternate vehicle permit. In no 
     case shall the number of permits issued by the Rules 
     Committee exceed the number of available spaces in any Senate 
     garage.
       4.1 Member offices are provided five vehicle parking spaces 
     based on the location of their base suite assignment each 
     Congress.
       4.2 Committee offices are provided six vehicle parking 
     spaces based on the location of their official reception 
     room.
       4.3 Leadership offices and Senate support offices are 
     provided parking spaces at the discretion of the Rules 
     Committee.
       4.4 The Rules Committee issues alternate vehicle permits on 
     a first-come, first-served basis.
       4.5 Eligibility for alternate vehicle parking permits is in 
     addition to other vehicle parking and federal transit 
     benefits.
       4.6 A permit holder may register up to two vehicles under 
     one vehicle permit.
       4.7 A permit holder may register up to two alternate 
     vehicles under one alternate vehicle permit.
       5.0 Permit Registration--Eligible staff must submit a 
     permit application through their employing office's TranSAAct 
     account.
       5.1 The TranSAAct permit application requires the 
     registrant's name, office phone number, cell phone number, 
     email address, employing office, license plate number (if 
     applicable), and the make, model/style, and color of the 
     vehicle or alternate vehicle.
       5.2 Approved permit holders must provide their 
     Congressional ID and vehicle or alternate vehicle to the 
     Senate Garage Administrative Office, SH-G12, to receive the 
     approved permit.
       5.3 The Superintendent's Office will attach the permit in 
     an easily identifiable location.
       6.0 Permit Renewal--Permits must be renewed by a permit 
     holder's employing office each Congress.
       6.1 The Rules Committee will contact each office for permit 
     renewal information.
       6.2 Permit holders approved for renewed permits must bring 
     their Congressional ID and vehicle or alternate vehicle to 
     the Superintendent's Senate Garage Administrative office for 
     the new permit.
       6.3 Permit holders may request the Superintendent's office 
     either place the new permit over the previous permit or 
     remove the previous permit and place the new permit in the 
     same position. The Superintendent's office is not responsible 
     for damage caused by removal or placement of a permit.
       6.4 Permit holders who either leave Senate employment or 
     whose permits are not renewed must immediately stop using the 
     garage parking spaces and parking racks and bring their 
     vehicle or alternate vehicle to the Superintendent's Senate 
     Garage Administrative office for permit removal.
       7.0 Individually Assigned Parking--Any permit holder may 
     submit a written request to the Rules Committee for approval 
     to have an assigned parking space. Upon approval, the Rules 
     Committee shall notify the Disbursing office for the purposes 
     of determining the taxable income, if any, pursuant to the 
     Internal Revenue Code.
       8.0 Parking Space Loans--A Member or Committee office is 
     permitted to loan their assigned vehicle parking spaces to 
     another Member, Committee, Leadership, or Senate support 
     office with a written request to, and approval of, the Rules 
     Committee.
       8.1 Vehicle parking space loans must be renewed by the 
     loaning office each Congress with a written request to, and 
     approval of, the Rules Committee.
       9.0 Noncompliance--Vehicles and alternate vehicles may not 
     be stored in a Senate garage. The Superintendent's Office 
     conducts regular inspections and will notify vehicle and 
     alternate vehicle owners of noncompliance with these 
     regulations, including for the following: failure to display 
     a valid permit; parking outside of a designated area; and 
     storing or abandoning a vehicle or alternate vehicle in a 
     Senate garage.
       9.1 Any vehicle or alternate vehicle that remains unmoved 
     for more than five weeks will be considered as being stored.
       9.2 Notice of violation(s) will be placed on the vehicle or 
     alternate vehicle.
       9.3 After the fourth notice of violation within a 30-day 
     period without subsequent cure by the permit holder, the 
     Superintendent's office will notify the USCP to remove the 
     vehicle or alternate vehicle and process it as abandoned 
     property.
       9.4 Owners of vehicles or alternate vehicles removed from 
     Senate garages should contact the USCP for information 
     regarding its abandoned property policy.

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