[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12560]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



           SENATE RESOLUTION 120--ORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE

  Mr. DASCHLE (for himself and Mr. Lott) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 120

       Resolved, That the Majority Party of the Senate for the 
     107th Congress shall have a one seat majority on every 
     committee of the Senate, except that the Select Committee on 
     Ethics shall continue to be composed equally of members from 
     both parties. No Senator shall lose his or her current 
     committee assignments by virtue of this resolution.
       Sec. 2 Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule XXV the 
     Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate are hereby 
     authorized to appoint their members of the committees 
     consistent with this resolution.
       Sec. 3 Subject to the authority of the Standing Rules of 
     the Senate, any agreements entered into regarding committee 
     funding and space prior to June 5, 2001, between the Chairman 
     and Ranking member of each committee shall remain in effect, 
     unless modified by subsequent agreement between the Chairman 
     and Ranking member.
       Sec. 4 The provisions of this resolution shall cease to be 
     effective, except for Sec. 3, if the ratio in the full Senate 
     on the date of adoption of this resolution changes.

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