[Senate Report 109-135]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
109th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 109-135
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REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
DURING THE 108TH CONGRESS
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R E P O R T
of the
COMMITTEE ON RULES AND
ADMINISTRATION
UNITED STATES SENATE
during the
108TH CONGRESS
(2003-2004)
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 8(b) OF RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
September 8, 2005.--Ordered to be printed
FOREWORD
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This report reviewing the legislative activity during the
108th Congress of the Committee on Rules and Administration is
submitted pursuant to paragraph 8(b) of Rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate. Paragraph 8 provides that
standing committees of the Senate shall review and study, on a
continuing basis, the application, administration, and
execution of those laws, or parts thereof, the subject matter
of which is within their jurisdiction, and submit to the
Senate, not later than March 31 of each odd-numbered year, a
report detailing the activities of that committee for the
preceding Congress. The text of paragraph 8 of rule XXVI is as
follows:
8. (a) In order to assist the Senate in--
(1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of the
application, administration, and execution of the laws
enacted by the Congress, and
(2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of
such modifications of or changes in those laws, and of
such additional legislation, as may be necessary or
appropriate, each standing committee (except the
Committees on Appropriations and the Budget), shall
review and study, on a continuing basis the
application, administration, and execution of those
laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of which is
within the legislative jurisdiction of that committee.
Such committees may carry out the required analysis,
appraisal, and evaluation themselves, or by contract,
or may require a Government agency to do so and furnish
a report thereon to the Senate. Such committees may
rely on such techniques as pilot testing, analysis of
costs in comparison with benefits, or provision for
evaluation after a defined period of time.
(b) In each odd-numbered year, each such committee shall
submit, not later than March 31, to the Senate, a report on the
activities of that committee under this paragraph during the
Congress ending at noon on January 3 of such year.
Trent Lott, Chairman.
C O N T E N T S
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Page
Foreword......................................................... III
Jurisdiction of the Committee on Rules and Administration........ 1
Committee Legislative Activities................................. 2
Measures Reported to the Senate by the Committee................. 2
Measures Approved by Senate...................................... 4
Measures Obviated................................................ 5
Measures Enacted Into Law........................................ 6
Committee Meetings and Hearings.................................. 6
U.S. Senate Internet Services Usage Regulations and Policies..... 8
Advance Payment.................................................. 8
Public Transportation Subsidy Regulations........................ 8
Travel Regulations............................................... 9
Furniture Regulations............................................ 9
Service Awards................................................... 9
Suite Selection Regulations...................................... 9
De Minimis Use of Senate Equipment............................... 9
Payment of Funeral Expenses of Deceased Members Regulations...... 9
Committee Publications........................................... 10
109th Congress Report
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1st Session 109-135
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REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY DURING THE 108TH CONGRESS
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September 8, 2005.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. Lott, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[Pursuant to paragraph 8(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the
Senate]
Jurisdiction of the Committee on Rules and Administration
The jurisdiction of the Committee on Rules and
Administration is set forth in paragraph 1(n)(1) of rule XXV of
the Standing Rules of the Senate. The following are excerpts
from that paragraph.
RULE XXV
STANDING COMMITTEES
1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at
the commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have
the power to act until their successors are appointed, with
leave to report by bill or otherwise on matters within their
respective jurisdictions:
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(n)(1) Committee on Rules and Administration, to which
committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages,
petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the
following subjects:
1. Administration of the Senate Office Buildings and the
Senate wing of the Capitol, including the assignment of office
space.
2. Congressional organization relative to rules and
procedures, and Senate rules and regulations, including floor
and gallery rules.
3. Corrupt practices.
4. Credentials and qualifications of Members of the Senate,
contested elections, and acceptance of incompatible offices.
5. Federal elections generally, including the election of
the President, Vice President, and Members of the Congress.
6. Government Printing Office, and the printing and
correction of the Congressional Record, as well as those
matters provided for under rule XI.
7. Meeting of the Congress and attendance of Members.
8. Payment of money out of the contingent fund of the
Senate or creating a charge upon the same (except that any
resolution relating to substantive matter within the
jurisdiction of any other standing committee of the Senate
shall be first referred to such committee).
9. Presidential succession.
10. Purchase of books and manuscripts and erection of
monuments to the memory of individuals.
11. Senate Library and statuary, art, and pictures in the
Capitol and Senate Office Buildings.
12. Services to the Senate, including the Senate
restaurant.
13. United States Capitol and congressional office
buildings, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution
(and the incorporation of similar institutions), and the
Botanic Gardens.
(2) Such committee shall also--
(A) make a continuing study of the organization and
operation of the Congress of the United States and
shall recommend improvements in such organization and
operation with a view toward strengthening the
Congress, simplifying its operations, improving its
relationships with other branches of the United States
Government, and enabling it better to meet its
responsibilities under the Constitution of the United
States; and
(B) identify any court proceeding or action which, in
the opinion of the Committee, is of vital interest to
the Congress as a constitutionally established
institution of the Federal Government and call such
proceeding or action to the attention of the Senate.
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Committee Legislative Activities
During the 108th Congress, a total of 71 legislative
measures were referred to the Committee on Rules and
Administration, of which 33 were reported to the Senate. The 71
measures included 37 Senate resolutions, 9 Senate and House
concurrent resolutions, and 25 Senate and House bills and joint
resolutions.
Measures Reported to the Senate by the Committee
H. Con. Res. 40, to permit the use of the Rotunda of the
Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days
of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.
H. Con. Res. 388, to authorize the use of the Capitol
Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service.
S. Res. 66, to authorize expenditures by committees of the
Senate for the periods March 1, 2003, through September 30,
2003, October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004, and October
1, 2004, through February 28, 2005. S. Report 108-73.
S. Con. Res. 136, to honor and memorialize the passengers
and crew of United Airlines Flight 93. Status: Referred to the
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
S. Res. 27, to authorize expenditures by the Select
Committee on Intelligence. Reported as a Provision of S. Res.
66.
S. Res. 35, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported as a provision of
S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 36, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Energy & Natural Resources. Reported as a provision of S. Res.
66.
S. Res. 37, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported as a provision
of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 38, to authorize expenditures by the Special
Committee on Aging. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 39, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported as a provision
of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 47, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported as a provision
of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 50, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Foreign Relations. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 51, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Governmental Affairs. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 53, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 55, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Reported as a provision of
S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 56, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
the Budget. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 57, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Armed Services. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 60, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Rules and Administration. Reported as a provision of S. Res.
66.
S. Res. 61, to authorize expenditures by the Committee in
Finance. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 64, to authorize expenditures by the Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported as a provision of S. Res.
66.
S. Res. 65, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
the Judiciary. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 138, to amend rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate relating to the consideration of nominations
requiring the advice and consent of the Senate. Hearing held.
S. Res. 157, to authorize the printing of the prayers of
Reverend Lloyd John Ogilvie.
S. Res. 177, to direct the Senate Commission on Art to
select an appropriate scene commemorating the Great Compromise
of our forefathers establishing a bicameral Congress with equal
representation in the United States Senate, to be placed in the
Senate wing of the Capitol, and to authorize the Committees on
Rules and Administration to obtain technical advice and
assistance in carrying out its duties.
S. Res. 178, to prohibit Members of the Senate and other
persons from removing art and historic objects from the Senate
wing of the Capitol and Senate office buildings for personal
use.
S. Res. 360, to express the sense of the Senate that
legislative information shall be publicly available through the
Internet.
S. Res. 428, to re-authorize the John Heinz Senate
Fellowship Program by Unanimous Consent.
S. Res. 445, to eliminate certain restrictions on service
of a Senator on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
S.J. Res. 38, for the appointment of Eli Broad as a citizen
regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
S. 148, to provide for the Secretary of Homeland Security
to be included in the line of Presidential succession.
S. 535, to provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of
law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of
duty.
S. 1157, to establish within the Smithsonian Institution
the National Museum of African American History and Culture,
and for other purposes.
S. 2362, to authorize construction of a Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory instrumentation support control
building and associated site development on Kitt Peak, Arizona,
and for other purposes.*
Measures Approved by the Senate
H. Con. Res. 40, to permit the use of the Rotunda of the
Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days
of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust.
H. Con. Res. 388, to authorize the use of the Capitol
Grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service.
S. Con. Res. 20, to permit the Chairman of the Committee on
Rules and Administration of the Senate to designate another
member of the Committee to serve on the Joint Committee on
Printing in place of the Chairman.*
S. Con. Res. 63, to authorize the use of the rotunda of the
Capitol for the unveiling of the portrait bust of Vice
President Dan Quayle on September 10, 2003.*
S. Con. Res. 93, to authorize the use of the rotunda of the
Capitol by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural
Ceremonies.*
S. Con. Res. 94, to establish the Joint Congressional
Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.*
S. Con. Res. 135, to authorize the printing of a
commemorative document in memory of the late President of the
United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan.*
S. Con. Res. 136, to honor and memorialize the passengers
and crew of United Airlines Flight 93.
S. Res. 66, to authorize expenditures by committees of the
Senate for the periods March 1, 2003, through September 30,
2003, October 1, 2003 through September 30, 2004, and October
1, 2004, through February 28, 2005. S. Report 108-73.
S. Res. 80, to authorize the printing of a collection of
the rules of the committees of the Senate.*
S. Res. 84, to provide for members on the part of the
Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint
Committee of Congress on the Library.*
S. Res. 157, to authorize the printing of the prayers of
Reverend Lloyd John Ogilvie.
S. Res. 177, to direct the Senate Commission on Art to
select an appropriate scene commemorating the Great Compromise
of our forefathers establishing a bicameral Congress with equal
representation in the United States Senate, to be placed in the
Senate wing of the Capitol, and to authorize the Committees on
Rules and Administration to obtain technical advice and
assistance in carrying out its duties.
S. Res. 178, to prohibit Members of the Senate and other
persons from removing art and historic objects from the Senate
wing of the Capitol and Senate office buildings for personal
use.
S. Res. 428, to re-authorize the John Heinz Senate
Fellowship Program.
S. Res. 238, to authorize regulations relating to the use
of official equipment.*
S. Res. 329, to authorize the Sergeant at Arms and
Doorkeeper of the Senate to ascertain and settle claims arising
out of the discovery of lethal ricin powder in the Senate
Complex.*
S. Res. 445, to eliminate certain restrictions on service
of a Senator on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
S. Res. 463, to authorize the printing of a revised edition
of the Senate Rules and Manual.*
S.J. Res. 38, to for the appointment of Eli Broad as a
citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution.
S. 148, to provide for the Secretary of Homeland Security
to be included in the line of Presidential succession.
S. 535, to provide Capitol-flown flags to the families of
law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of
duty.
S. 1157, to establish within the Smithsonian Institution
the National Museum of African American History and Culture,
and for other purposes.
S. 2362, to authorize construction of a Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory instrumentation support control
building and associated site development on Kitt Peak, Arizona,
and for other purposes.*
*Measures approved by the Senate without referral to the committee.
Measures Obviated
S. Res. 27, to authorize expenditures by the Select
Committee on Intelligence. Obviated by the passage of S. Res.
66.
S. Res. 35, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Obviated by the passage of
S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 36, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Energy & Natural Resources. Obviated by the passage of S. Res.
66.
S. Res. 37, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Obviated by the passage
of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 38, to authorize expenditures by the Special
Committee on Aging. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 39, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Obviated by the passage
of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 47, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Obviated by the passage
of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 50, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Foreign Relations. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 51, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Governmental Affairs. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 53, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 61, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
finance. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 66.
S. Res. 64, to authorize expenditures by the Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs. Obviated by the passage of S. Res.
66.
S. Res. 65, to authorize expenditures by the Committee on
the Judiciary. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 66.
S.J. Res. 12, to recognize the Dr. Samuel D. Harris
National Museum of Dentistry located at 31 South Greene Street
in Baltimore, Maryland, as the official national museum of
dentistry in the United States. Obviated by the passage of H.J.
Res. 52, which became Public Law 108-122.
S. 1157, to establish within the Smithsonian Institution
the National Museum of African American History and Culture,
and for other purposes. Obviated by the passage of H.R. 3491,
which became Public Law 108-184.
Measures Enacted Into Law
H.J. Res. 52, recognizing the Dr. Samuel D. Harris National
Museum of Dentistry, an affiliate of the Smithsonian
Institution in Baltimore, Maryland, as the official national
museum of dentistry in the United States. Public Law No: 108-
122 *
H.R. 3229, to amend title 44, United States Code, to
transfer to the Public Printer the authority over the
individuals responsible for preparing indexes of the
Congressional Record, and for other purposes. Public Law No:
108-102 *
S.J. Res. 38, to for the appointment of Eli Broad as a
citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian
Institution. Public Law No: 108-284
*Measure approved by the Senate without referral to the committee.
Committee Meetings and Hearings
Feb. 13, 2003--Committee Organization Meeting--to adopt the
Rules of Procedure for the Committee, review the budgets
submitted by the Senate Committees and receive testimony of the
Honorable Richard G. Lugar, Chairman, Committee on Foreign
Relations and the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Ranking Member,
Committee on Foreign Relations.
February 26, 2003--Committee Markup of S. Res. 66--to
authorize expenditures by committees of the Senate for the
periods March 1, 2003, through September 30, 2003, October 1,
2003 through September 30, 2004, and October 1, 2004, through
February 28, 2005. Resolution agreed to in Senate February 27,
2003 by Unanimous Consent.
March 19, 2003--Hearing on Oversight--on the Operations of
Secretary of the Senate and Architect of the Capitol. Testimony
received from the Honorable Emily Reynolds, Secretary of the
Senate, and the Honorable Alan Hantman, Architect of the
Capitol.
April 8, 2003--Hearing on Oversight--on the Operations of
the Sergeant at Arms, Library of Congress and Congressional
Research Service. Testimony received from the Honorable William
H. Pickle, Sergeant at Arms, Dr. James H. Billington, Librarian
of Congress, and Daniel P. Mulholan, Director of the
Congressional Research Service.
May 20, 2003--Hearing on Oversight--on the Operations of
the Smithsonian Institution and the John F. Kennedy Center for
the Performing Arts. Testimony received from Michael Kaiser,
President of the John F. Kennedy Center and Lawrence Small,
Secretary of the Smithsonian.
June 5, 2003--Hearing on Senate Rule XXII--to review
proposals to amend this rule and hear testimony from the
Honorable Dr. William H. Frist, the Honorable Edward Kennedy,
the Honorable Zell Miller, the Honorable John Cornyn, and Dr.
John Eastman, Professor of Law, Chapman University Law School,
Orange, California, Michael J. Gerhardt, Arthur B. Hanson
Professor of Law, William and Mary Law School, Dean Douglas W.
Kmiec, Dean and Thomas More Professor of Law at Catholic
University of America.
June 17, 2003--Hearing on S. Res. 151--to require public
disclosure of notices of objections (``holds'') to proceedings
to motions or measures in the Senate. Testimony from the
Honorable Walter J. Stewart, Secretary of the Senate Emeritus,
Dr. Sarah Binder, The Brookings Institute, and George
Washington University, Professor John Cooper, Johns Hopkins
University, Professor C. Lawrence Evans, the College of William
and Mary, Dr. Steven S. Smith, Kate M. Gregg Professor of
Social Sciences and Director of the Weidenbaum Center on
Economy, Government and Public Policy, Washington University,
St. Louis, Missouri.
June 24, 2003--Markup of S. Res. 138, S. 148, and S. Res.
178--regarding bills to amend rule XXII of the Standing Rules
of the Senate relating to the consideration of nominations
requiring the advice and consent of the Senate; to prohibit
Members of the Senate and other persons from removing art and
historic objects from the Senate wing of the Capitol and Senate
office buildings for personal use; and to provide for the
Secretary of Homeland Security to be included in the line of
Presidential succession.
July 9, 2003--Hearing on S. Res. 173--to review proposed
changes in Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate as they
relate to unauthorized appropriations. Testimony from the
Honorable John McCain and Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director of
the Congressional Budget Office.
September 16, 2003--Joint Hearing, Rules and Administration
Committee and Committee on the Judiciary--Ensuring the
Continuity of the United States Government: The Presidency.
Testimony from Professor Akhil Reed Amar, Yale Law School, New
Haven, Connecticut, Dr. John C. Fortier, the American
Enterprise Institute, M. Miller Baker, McDermott, Will and
Emery, Professor Howard M. Wasserman, Florida International
University, College of Law, Miami, Florida.
October 28, 2003--Confirmation Hearing--to confirm
Presidential Nominees of the Election Assistance Commission.
Testimony from Paul S. Gregorio (2 year term), Gracia M.
Hillman (2 year term), Raymundo Martinez III (4 year term), and
DeForest B. Soaries, Jr. (4 year term).
March 10, 2004--Hearing--to examine the Scope and Operation
of Organizations registered under Section 527 of the Internal
Revenue Code. Testimony from the Honorable John McCain, the
Honorable Russell Feingold, Lawrence Noble, the Center for
Responsive Politics, and Edward B. Foley, Moritz College of
Law, Ohio State University.
July 14, 2004--Hearing on Oversight--of the Federal
Election Commission. Testimony from Bradley Smith, Chairman of
the Federal Election Commission, Ellen Weintraub, Vice Chairman
of the Federal Elections Commission, Trevor Potter, Esq. Caplin
and Drysdale, Benjamin Ginsberg, Esq, Patton Boggs, LLP, and
Robert Bauer, Esq. Chairman of Political Law Group, Perkins,
Coie, LLP.
October 5, 2004--Special meeting to eliminate certain
restrictions on service of a Senator on the Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence.
Nominations--Federal Election Commission
In the 108th Congress, the Rules Committee reported out the
following nominations for the Federal Election Commission:
Michael E. Toner, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member
of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April
30, 2007, and Ellen L. Weintraub, of Maryland, to be a Member
of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April
30, 2007. Both Nominations were confirmed by the Senate on
March 18, 2003.
Nominations--Election Assistance Commission
In the 108th Congress, the Rules Committee reported out the
following nominations for the Election Assistance Commission:
Deforest B. Soaries, Jr., of New Jersey, to be a Member of the
Election Assistance Commission for a term of four years;
Raymundo Martinez III, of Texas, to be a Member of the Election
Assistance Commission for a term of four years; Gracia M.
Hillman, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the
Election Assistance Commission for a term of two years; and
Paul S. DeGregorio, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Election
Assistance Commission for a term of two years. Both Nominations
were confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 2003.
U.S. Senate Internet Services Usage Regulations and Policies
During the 108th Congress, the Rules Committee reviewed the
1996 U.S. Senate Internet Services Usage Rules and Regulations.
The regulations were modified to reflect changes in the
restriction on the use of internet services during the 60-day
pre-election. These changes in Internet Services Usage
Regulations and Policies were also integrated into the 60-Day
pre-election Period restrictions. Changes were adopted
effective October 8, 2003.
Advance Payment
During the 108th Congress, the Rules Committee amended the
Regulations Governing Advance Payment were amended to include
pre-paid cellular and telephone communications, and metro
subsidy.
Public Transportation Subsidy Regulations
Committee regulations implementing the Tax Reform Act of
1986 authorized a tax free ``de minimis fringe benefit'' for
employees using public transportation. During the 108th
Congress, the Rules Committee increased the benefit to $105
consistent with the subsidy given by Federal agencies within
the District of Columbia metropolitan area.
Travel Regulations
During the 108th Congress, the Rules Committee modified
Regulations governing payments and reimbursements from the
Senate contingent fund as well as from Members' office expense
and personnel accounts have been amended to raise the threshold
required for receipted documentation from $35 to $50.
Regulations were adopted effective November 1, 2003.
Furniture Regulations
During the 108th Congress, the Rules Committee modified the
allowance for Senator's Special Furniture and Accessory
Allowance. The Committee increased the allowance to $5,000.00
in the amount allotted each newly elected/re-elected Senator
for the purpose of furnishing a Senator's personal office,
reception room, and conference room. Increase effective January
3, 2005.
Service Awards
During the 108th Congress, the Rules Committee reviewed the
1987 regulations which authorized the issuance of a staff
service pin. The Committee concluded that service pins should
also be awarded to staff members who have served 20 years in
the Senate and to those staff members who have served for 30
years. The regulation were adopted effective September 22,
2004.
Suite Selection Regulations
During the 108th Congress, the Rules Committee reviewed of
the 1992 Regulations on Senatorial Suite Selection. As a
result, the regulations were modified to facilitate the rapid
and smooth transition of assigning Senatorial offices. Amended
October 7, 2004.
De Minimis Use of Senate Equipment
During the 108th Congress, the Rules Committee amended the
Regulations Governing Assignment, Accountability,and Inventory
Control of Equipment. Pursuant to S. Res. 238 (108th Congress,
1st Session), the de minimis use of official Senate resources
(i.e., computers, Internet services, cellular telephones,
copiers and facsimile machines and other such similar devices)
is hereby permitted. Amended November 1, 2003.
Payment of Funeral Expenses of Deceased Members Regulations
During the 108th Congress, the Rules Committee reviewed the
regulations governing the payment of funeral expenses for
deceased members that were authorized in accordance with Sec.
3.(a)(1) of Senate Resolution 458 (October 4, 1984). As a
result of the review, the Committee modified the regulations
effective November 1, 2003.
Committee Publications
Authorizing Expenditures By Committees of the Senate, 108th
Congress, 1st session, S. Rpt. 108-73.
Authority and Rules of Senate Committees, 2003-2004, 108th
Congress, 1st session, S. Doc. 108-6.
Intern Handbook, Summer 2004 edition, 108th Congress, 2nd
session.