[United States Senate Manual, 116th Congress]
[S. Doc. 116-1]
[Non-statutory Standing Orders and Regulations Affecting the Business of the Senate]
[Pages 197-209]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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               UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER AND GALLERIES REGULATIONS

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              [Adopted by the Committee on Rules and Administration on 
              October 7, 2020, pursuant to rule XXXIII of the Standing 
                                Rules of the Senate]

     150.1      1.0  Scope--These regulations are applicable only to the 
            Senate Chamber and Galleries.

     150.2      2.0  Definitions--For purposes of these regulations, the 
            following terms have the meaning specified.
                        2.1  Cloakroom means the two spaces, one 
                    assigned to the majority party and one assigned to 
                    the minority party, adjacent to the Senate Chamber.
                        2.2  Galleries means the ten seating galleries 
                    located in the Senate Chamber.
                        2.3  Marble Room means the Senators meeting room 
                    adjacent to the Senate Lobby.
                        2.4  Senate Chamber means the space that 
                    encompasses the Senate Floor and Galleries.
                        2.5  Senate Floor means the floor of the Senate 
                    Chamber.
                        2.6  Senate Lobby means the hallway space 
                    adjoining the Senate Chamber to the Marble Room.
                        2.7  Sergeant at Arms means the Sergeant at Arms 
                    of the Senate.

     150.3      3.0  Sergeant At Arms Chamber And Galleries Duties--The 
            Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, under the direction of the 
            Presiding Officer, shall be the Executive Officer of the 
            body for the enforcement of all rules made by the Committee 
            on Rules and Administration for the regulation of the Senate 
            Chamber and Galleries.
                        3.1  The Senate Floor shall be at all times 
                    under the Sergeant at Arms' immediate supervision, 
                    and the Sergeant at Arms shall see that the various 
                    subordinate officers of the Office of the Sergeant 
                    at Arms perform the duties to which they are 
                    especially assigned.

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                        3.2  The Sergeant at Arms shall see that the 
                    messengers assigned to the doors upon the Senate 
                    Floor are at their posts and that the Senate Floor, 
                    Cloakrooms, and Senate Lobby are cleared at least 
                    five minutes before the opening of daily sessions of 
                    all persons not entitled to remain there.
                        3.3  In the absence of the Sergeant at Arms the 
                    duties of the office, so far as they pertain to the 
                    enforcement of the rules, shall devolve upon the 
                    Deputy Sergeant at Arms.

     150.4      4.0  Messengers Acting as Assistant Doorkeepers--The 
            messengers acting as Assistant Doorkeepers shall be assigned 
            to their duties by the Sergeant at Arms.

     150.5      5.0  Assignment of Majority and Minority Secretaries--
            The secretary for the majority and the secretary for the 
            minority shall be assigned, during the daily sessions of the 
            Senate, to duty upon the Senate Floor.

     150.6      6.0  Use of the Senate Chamber--When the Senate is not 
            sitting in session or otherwise using the Chamber for some 
            function of the Senate, no Senator shall seat any person or 
            persons in chairs of Senators other than the chair assigned, 
            no other persons shall seat anyone in a chair of a Senator; 
            and lectures, talks, or speeches shall not be given at such 
            times to groups on the Senate Floor by Senators or others 
            except for the purpose of explaining the Chamber.

     150.7      7.0  Use of the Marble Room--No persons shall be 
            admitted to the Marble Room except Senators.

     150.8      8.0  Use of the Cloakrooms--No persons shall be admitted 
            to the Cloakrooms except those entitled to the privileges of 
            the Senate Floor under the Rule XXIII of the Standing Rules 
            of the Senate.

     150.9      9.0  Use of the Senate Lobby--No persons shall be 
            admitted to the Senate Lobby except those entitled to the 
            privileges of the Senate Floor under the Rule XXIII of the 
            Standing Rules of the Senate.

    150.10      10.0  Use of Display Materials in the Senate Chamber--
            Graphic displays in the Senate Chamber are limited to 
            charts, photographs, or renderings:
                        10.1  Size--No larger than 36 inches by 48 
                    inches.

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                        10.2  Where--On an easel stand next to the 
                    Senator's desk or at the rear of the Chamber.
                        10.3  When--Only at the time the Senator is 
                    engaged in debate.
                        10.4  Number--No more than two may be displayed 
                    at a time.

    150.11      11.0  Solicitation and Commercial Activities 
            Prohibited--No persons shall carry out any of the following 
            activities in the Senate Chamber and Galleries: offer or 
            expose any article for sale; display a sign, placard, or 
            other form of advertisement; or solicit fares, alms, 
            subscriptions, or contributions.

    150.12      12.0  Legislative Buzzers and Signal Lights--The system 
            of legislative buzzers and signal lights, which correspond 
            with rings if available, shall be as follows:
                        12.1  Pre-session signals:
                          12.1.1  One long ring at hour of convening.
                          12.1.2  One red light to remain lighted at all 
                    times while Senate is in actual session.
                        12.2  Session signals:
                          12.2.1  One ring-Yeas and nays.
                          12.2.2  Two rings-quorum call.
                          12.2.3  Three rings-Call of absentees.
                          12.2.4  Four rings-Adjournment or recess. (End 
                    of daily session.)
                          12.2.5  Five rings-Seven and a half minutes 
                    remaining on yea and nay vote.
                          12.2.6  Morning business concluded-Six rings. 
                    Lights cut off immediately.
                          12.2.7  Recess during daily session-Six rings. 
                    Lights stay on during period of recess.

    150.13      13.0  Taking of Pictures Prohibited; Use of Mechanical 
            Equipment in Chamber--
                        13.1  The taking of pictures of any kind is 
                    prohibited in the Senate Chamber, the Marble Room, 
                    the Senate Lobby, and the Senate Cloakrooms; 
                    however,
                        13.2  The Sergeant at Arms shall be authorized 
                    to admit into the spaces defined in 13.1 such 
                    mechanical equipment and/or devices which, in the 
                    judgment of the Sergeant at Arms, are necessary and 
                    proper in the conduct of official Senate business 
                    and which by their presence shall not in any way 
                    distract, interrupt, or inconvenience the business 
                    or Members of the Senate.


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    150.14      14.0  Galleries--The Sergeant at Arms shall keep the 
            aisles of the galleries clear, and shall not allow 
            admittance into the galleries of more than their seating 
            capacity. The Sergeant at Arms shall not permit any person 
            to enter a gallery with or carrying any firearms or 
            dangerous weapons except for law enforcement and other 
            personnel performing duties under the direction of the 
            Senate, or any package, bundle, suitcase, briefcase, or 
            camera; the Sergeant at Arms shall not permit any person in 
            any gallery to smoke, applaud, or commit any other type of 
            demonstration either by sound or sign; except in the press, 
            radio, television, and correspondents' galleries the 
            Sergeant at Arms shall not permit any person to read (except 
            the Senate seating diagram) or to write or take notes 
            (except credentialed employees of the Senate when taking 
            notes in the course of their employment); the Sergeant at 
            Arms shall not permit any person to take any picture or 
            photograph or to sketch or draw; the Sergeant at Arms shall 
            not permit any person to place any object whatsoever-
            including hats, coats, or other personal apparel-or portion 
            of a person on any railing, or any person to wear a hat, 
            except that where a person's religious beliefs require that 
            person wear a head-cover in such public places as the Senate 
            Gallery, then such head-cover shall be permitted; and the 
            Sergeant at Arms shall not allow any person to lean forward 
            over the railings or to place hands thereon.
                        14.1  The galleries of the Senate shall be set 
                    apart and occupied as follows:
                          14.1.1  Gallery 1--the gallery above the 
                    northeastern corner of the Senate Chamber, commonly 
                    referred to as the Staff Gallery, is reserved for 
                    the use of credentialed employees of the Senate.
                          14.1.2  Gallery 2--the gallery above the 
                    eastern entrance to the Senate Chamber, commonly 
                    referred to as the Family Gallery, is reserved for 
                    the exclusive use of the families of Senators, 
                    former Presidents of the United States, and 
                    incumbent Secretary and Sergeant at Arms of the 
                    Senate.
                            14.1.2.1  The first two rows of the gallery 
                    are reserved for the spouses and other members of 
                    the immediate families of Senators.
                            14.1.2.2  The remainder of the gallery is 
                    reserved for the families of Senators and guests 
                    visiting their families who shall be designated by 
                    some member of the Senator's family, and for the 
                    families of

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                    former Presidents of the United States, as well as 
                    families of incumbent Secretary and Sergeant at Arms 
                    of the Senate.
                          14.1.3  Gallery 3--the gallery over the 
                    southeastern corner of the Senate Chamber, commonly 
                    referred to as a Public Gallery, is reserved for the 
                    use of persons holding a card issued by a Senator.
                            14.1.3.1  The period to which such card of 
                    admission shall be limited rests entirely in the 
                    discretion of the Senator issuing it, except that 
                    such cards shall expire at the end of each session 
                    and cards of a different color shall be furnished by 
                    the Sergeant at Arms for the following session.
                            14.1.3.2  The Sergeant at Arms shall in the 
                    Sergeant at Arms' discretion limit occupancy of the 
                    public galleries to such periods as may be required 
                    to accommodate with reasonable expediency all card 
                    bearers who are seeking admission.
                          14.1.4  Gallery 4--the gallery between Gallery 
                    3 and Gallery 5 on the south side of the Senate 
                    Chamber, commonly referred to as the 
                    Representatives' Gallery, is reserved for the use of 
                    Members of Congress of the House of Representatives 
                    and their guests.
                          14.1.5  Gallery 5--the gallery over the 
                    southern main entrance to the Senate Chamber, 
                    commonly referred to as the Presidential and 
                    Diplomatic Gallery, is reserved for the use of the 
                    Diplomatic Corps, and no person shall be admitted to 
                    it excepting the Secretary of State, foreign 
                    ministers, their families and Senators.
                            14.1.5.1  The first row on the eastern side 
                    of this gallery shall be set apart for the use of 
                    the President of the United States.
                            14.1.5.2  The second row on the eastern side 
                    of this gallery shall be set apart for the use of 
                    the Vice President of the United States.
                            14.1.5.3  The third row on the eastern side 
                    of this gallery shall be set apart for the use of 
                    the President pro tempore of the Senate.
                          14.1.6  Gallery 6--the gallery between Gallery 
                    5 and Gallery 7 on the south side of the Senate 
                    Chamber, commonly referred to as a Public Gallery, 
                    is reserved for the use of large guided tours and 
                    other special parties.

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                          14.1.7  Gallery 7--the gallery over the 
                    southwest corner of the Senate Chamber, commonly 
                    referred to as the Accessible Gallery, is reserved 
                    for the use of any guest, especially those who wish 
                    to avoid stairs, and those who would like to view 
                    closed captioning television, or use an assisted 
                    listening device.
                          14.1.8  Gallery 8--the gallery over the west 
                    entrance to the Senate Chamber, commonly referred to 
                    as a Public Gallery, is reserved for the use of 
                    persons holding a card issued by a Senator.
                            14.1.8.1  The period to which such card of 
                    admission shall be limited rests entirely in the 
                    discretion of the Senator issuing it, except that 
                    such cards shall expire at the end of each session 
                    and cards of a different color shall be furnished by 
                    the Sergeant at Arms for the following session.
                            14.1.8.2  The Sergeant at Arms shall in the 
                    Sergeant at Arms' discretion limit occupancy of the 
                    public galleries to such periods as may be required 
                    to accommodate with reasonable expediency all card 
                    bearers who are seeking admission.
                        14.1.9  Gallery 9--the gallery over the 
                    northwest corner of the Senate Chamber, commonly 
                    referred to as a Public Gallery, is reserved for the 
                    use of persons holding a card issued by a Senator.
                            14.1.9.1  The period to which such card of 
                    admission shall be limited rests entirely in the 
                    discretion of the Senator issuing it, except that 
                    such cards shall expire at the end of each session 
                    and cards of a different color shall be furnished by 
                    the Sergeant at Arms for the following session.
                            14.1.9.2  The Sergeant at Arms shall in the 
                    Sergeant at Arms' discretion limit occupancy of the 
                    public galleries to such periods as may be required 
                    to accommodate with reasonable expediency all card 
                    bearers who are seeking admission.
                          14.1.10  Gallery 10--the gallery above the 
                    Senate Floor dais on the north side of the Senate 
                    Chamber including the front row of Gallery 1 and the 
                    front row of Gallery 9, commonly referred to as the 
                    Media Gallery, is reserved for the exclusive use of 
                    the Press Gallery, Radio and Television 
                    Correspondents Gallery, Periodical Press Gallery, 
                    and Press Photographers' Gallery.


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    150.15      15.0  Use of the Media Gallery--Gallery 10, the Media 
            Gallery shall be further set apart and occupied as follows:
                        15.1  Press Gallery--The gallery in the rear of 
                    the Vice President's chair shall be set apart for 
                    reporters of daily newspapers.
                          15.1.1  The administration of the Press 
                    Gallery shall be vested in a Standing Committee of 
                    Correspondents elected by accredited members of the 
                    gallery. The committee shall consist of five persons 
                    elected to serve for terms of two years: Provided, 
                    however, that at the election in January 1951, the 
                    three candidates receiving the highest number of 
                    votes shall serve for two years and the remaining 
                    two for one year. Thereafter, three members shall be 
                    elected in odd-numbered years and two in even-
                    numbered years. Elections shall be held in January. 
                    The committee shall elect its own chair and 
                    secretary. Vacancies on the committee shall be 
                    filled by special election to be called by the 
                    Standing Committee.
                                  15.1.2  Persons desiring admission to 
                            the Press Gallery in the Senate wing shall 
                            make application in accordance with Rule 
                            XXXIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
                            which rule shall be interpreted and 
                            administered by the Standing Committee of 
                            Correspondents, subject to the review and 
                            approval by the Senate Committee on Rules 
                            and Administration.
                                  15.1.3  The Standing Committee of 
                            Correspondents shall limit membership in the 
                            Press Gallery to bona fide correspondents of 
                            repute in their profession, under such rules 
                            as the Standing Committee of Correspondents 
                            shall prescribe: Provided, however, that the 
                            Standing Committee of Correspondents shall 
                            admit to the Press Gallery no person who 
                            does not establish to the satisfaction of 
                            the Standing Committee all of the following:
                            15.1.3.1  That the person's principal income 
                    is obtained from news correspondence intended for 
                    publication in newspapers entitled to second-class 
                    mailing privileges.
                            15.1.3.2  That the person is not engaged in 
                    paid publicity or promotion work or in prosecuting 
                    any claim before Congress or before any department

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                    of the Government, and will not become so engaged 
                    while a member of the Press Gallery.
                            15.1.3.3  That the person is not engaged in 
                    any lobbying activity and will not become so engaged 
                    while a member of the Press Gallery.
                          15.1.4  Members of the families of 
                    correspondents are not entitled to the privileges of 
                    the Press Gallery.
                          15.1.5  The Standing Committee of 
                    Correspondents shall propose no change or changes in 
                    these rules except upon petition in writing signed 
                    by not less than 100 accredited members of the Press 
                    Gallery.
                        15.2  Radio and Television Correspondents 
                    Gallery--The front row of Gallery 1 shall be set 
                    apart for the use of the radio-television 
                    correspondents.
                          15.2.1  Persons desiring admission to the 
                    Radio and Television Correspondents Gallery of the 
                    Senate shall make application to the Committee on 
                    Rules and Administration of the Senate, as required 
                    by Rule XXIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate; 
                    and shall also state, in writing, the names of all 
                    radio stations, television stations, systems, or 
                    newsgathering organizations by which they are 
                    employed; and what other occupation or employment 
                    they may have, if any; and shall further declare 
                    that they are not engaged in the prosecution of 
                    claims or promotion of legislation pending before 
                    Congress, the departments, or the independent 
                    agencies, and that they will not become so employed 
                    without resigning from the gallery. They shall 
                    further declare that they are not employed in any 
                    legislative or executive department or independent 
                    agency of the Government, or by any foreign 
                    government or representative thereof; that they are 
                    not engaged in any lobbying activities; that they do 
                    not and will not, directly or indirectly, furnish 
                    special information to any organization, individual, 
                    or group of individuals, for the influencing of 
                    prices on any commodity or stock exchange; that they 
                    will not do so during the time they retain 
                    membership in the gallery. Holders of visitors' 
                    cards who may be allowed temporary admission to the 
                    gallery must conform to all the restrictions of this 
                    paragraph.
                          15.2.2  It shall be prerequisite to membership 
                    that the radio station, television station, system, 
                    or newsgathering agencies which the applicants 
                    represent shall certify, in writing, to the Radio 
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                    vision Correspondents Gallery that the applicants 
                    conform to the foregoing regulations.
                          15.2.3  The applications required by the above 
                    rule shall be authenticated in a manner that shall 
                    be satisfactory to the Executive Committee of the 
                    Radio and Television Correspondents Gallery, which 
                    shall see that the occupation of the gallery is 
                    confined to bona fide news gatherers and/ or 
                    reporters of reputable standing in their business 
                    who represent radio stations, television stations, 
                    systems, or newsgathering agencies engaged primarily 
                    in serving radio stations, television stations, or 
                    systems. It shall be the duty of the Executive 
                    Committee of the Radio and Television Correspondents 
                    Gallery to report, at its discretion, violation of 
                    privileges of the gallery to the Senate Committee on 
                    Rules and Administration, and, pending action 
                    thereon, the offending individual may be suspended.
                          15.2.4  Persons engaged in other occupations, 
                    whose chief attention is not given to-or more than 
                    one-half of their earned income is not derived from-
                    the gathering or reporting of news for radio 
                    stations, television stations, systems, or 
                    newsgathering agencies primarily serving radio 
                    stations, television stations, or systems, shall not 
                    be entitled to admission to the Radio and Television 
                    Correspondents Gallery. The Radio and Television 
                    Correspondents list in the Congressional Directory 
                    shall be a list only of persons whose chief 
                    attention is given to the gathering and reporting of 
                    news for radio stations, television stations, and 
                    systems engaged in the daily dissemination of news, 
                    and of representatives of newsgathering agencies 
                    engaged in the daily service of news to such radio 
                    stations, television stations, or systems.
                          15.2.5  Members of the families of 
                    correspondents are not entitled to the privileges of 
                    the gallery.
                          15.2.6  The Radio and Television 
                    Correspondents Gallery shall be under the control of 
                    the Executive Committee of the Radio and Television 
                    Correspondents Gallery, subject to the approval and 
                    supervision of the Senate Committee on Rules and 
                    Administration.
                        15.3  Periodical Press Gallery - The front row 
                    of Gallery 9 shall be set aside for the use of the 
                    periodical press.

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                          15.3.1  Persons eligible for admission to the 
                    Periodical Press Gallery of the Senate must be bona 
                    fide resident correspondents of reputable standing, 
                    giving their chief attention to the gathering and 
                    reporting of news. They shall state in writing the 
                    names of their employers and their additional 
                    sources of earned income; and they shall declare 
                    that, while a member of the Gallery, they will not 
                    act as an agent in the prosecution of claims, and 
                    will not become engaged or assist, directly or 
                    indirectly, in any lobbying, promotion, advertising, 
                    or publicity activity intended to influence 
                    legislation or any other action of the Congress, nor 
                    any matter before any independent agency, or any 
                    department or other instrumentality of the Executive 
                    Branch; and that they will not act as an agent for, 
                    or be employed by the federal, or any state, local 
                    or foreign government or representatives thereof; 
                    and that they will not, directly or indirectly, 
                    furnish special or ``insider'' information intended 
                    to influence prices or for the purpose of trading on 
                    any commodity or stock exchange; and that they will 
                    not become employed, directly or indirectly, by any 
                    stock exchange, board of trade or other organization 
                    or member thereof, or brokerage house or broker 
                    engaged in the buying and selling of any security or 
                    commodity. Applications shall be submitted to the 
                    Executive Committee of the Periodical 
                    Correspondents' Association and shall be 
                    authenticated in a manner satisfactory to the 
                    Executive Committee.
                          15.3.2  Applicants must be employed by 
                    periodicals that regularly publish a substantial 
                    volume of news material of either general, economic, 
                    industrial, technical, cultural or trade character. 
                    The periodical must require such Washington coverage 
                    on a continuing basis and must be owned and operated 
                    independently of any government, industry, 
                    institution, association, or lobbying organization. 
                    Applicants must also be employed by a periodical 
                    that is published for profit and is supported 
                    chiefly by advertising or by subscription, or by a 
                    periodical meeting the conditions in this paragraph 
                    but published by a non-profit organization that, 
                    first, operates independently of any government, 
                    industry, or institution and, second, does not 
                    engage, directly or indirectly, in any lobbying or

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                    other activity intended to influence any matter 
                    before Congress or before any independent agency or 
                    any department or other instrumentality of the 
                    Executive Branch. House organs are not eligible.
                          15.3.3  Members of the families of 
                    correspondents are not entitled to the privileges of 
                    the gallery.
                          15.3.4  The Executive Committee may issue 
                    temporary credentials permitting the privileges of 
                    the Gallery to individuals who meet the rules of 
                    eligibility but who may be on short-term assignment 
                    or temporarily resident in Washington.
                          15.3.5  Under the authority of Rule XXIII of 
                    the Standing Rules of the Senate, the Periodical 
                    Press Gallery of the Senate shall be under the 
                    control of the Executive Committee, subject to the 
                    approval and supervision of the Senate Committee on 
                    Rules and Administration. It shall be the duty of 
                    the Executive Committee, at its discretion, to 
                    report violations of the privileges of the Gallery 
                    to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, 
                    and pending action thereon, the offending 
                    correspondent may be suspended. The Committee shall 
                    be elected at the start of each Congress by members 
                    of the Periodical Correspondents' Association, and 
                    shall consist of seven members with no more than one 
                    member from any one publishing organization. The 
                    Committee shall elect its own officers, and a 
                    majority of the Committee may fill vacancies on the 
                    Committee. The list in the Congressional Directory 
                    shall be a list only of members of the Periodical 
                    Correspondents' Association.
                        15.4  Press Photographer's Gallery--
                          15.4.1  Administration of the Press 
                    Photographers' Gallery is vested in a Standing 
                    Committee of Press Photographers consisting of six 
                    persons elected by accredited members of the 
                    gallery. The Committee shall be composed of one 
                    member each from Associated Press Photos, Reuters 
                    News Pictures or AFP Photos, magazine media, local 
                    newspapers, agency or freelance member, and one at-
                    large member. The at-large member may be, but need 
                    not be, selected from a media otherwise represented 
                    on the Committee, however no organization may have 
                    more than one representative on the Committee.
                          15.4.2  The term of office of a member of the 
                    Committee elected as the Associated Press Photos

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                    member, the local newspaper member, and the Reuters 
                    News Pictures or AFP Photos member shall expire on 
                    the day of the election held in the first odd-
                    numbered year following the year in which the person 
                    was elected, and the term of office of a member of 
                    the Committee elected as the magazine media member, 
                    the agency or freelance member and the at-large 
                    member shall expire on the day of the election held 
                    in the first even-numbered year following the year 
                    in which the person was elected. A member elected to 
                    fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of 
                    a term shall serve only for the unexpired portion of 
                    such term.
                            15.4.2.1  Election for the Reuters News 
                    Picture or AFP photos seat was held in 1999.
                            15.4.2.2  Election for the agency or 
                    freelance seat was held in 2000.
                          15.4.3  Elections shall be held as early as 
                    practicable in each year and in no case later than 
                    March 31. A vacancy in the membership of the 
                    Committee occurring prior to the expiration of a 
                    term shall be filled by special election called for 
                    that purpose by the Committee.
                          15.4.4  The Standing Committee of the Press 
                    Photographers' Gallery shall propose no change or 
                    changes in these rules except upon petition in 
                    writing signed by not less than 25 accredited 
                    members of the gallery.
                          15.4.5  Persons desiring admission to the 
                    Press Photographers' Gallery of the Senate shall 
                    make application in accordance Rule XXIII of the 
                    Standing Rules of the Senate, which rule shall be 
                    interpreted and administered by the Standing 
                    Committee of Press Photographers subject to the 
                    review and approval of the Senate Committee on Rules 
                    and Administration.
                          15.4.6  The Standing Committee of Press 
                    Photographers shall limit membership in the 
                    photographers' gallery to bona fide news 
                    photographers of repute in their profession and to 
                    heads of Photographic Bureaus under such rules as 
                    the Standing Committee of Press Photographers shall 
                    prescribe.
                          15.4.7  Provided, however, That the Standing 
                    Committee of Press Photographers shall admit to the 
                    gallery no person who does not establish to the 
                    satisfaction of the Committee all of the following:

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                            15.4.7.1  That any member is not engaged in 
                    paid publicity or promotion work or in prosecuting 
                    any claim before Congress or before any department 
                    of the Government, and will not become so engaged 
                    while a member of the gallery.
                            15.4.7.2  That the person is not engaged in 
                    any lobbying activity and will not become so engaged 
                    while a member of the gallery.