January 15, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 9 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session
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UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--SENATE ACCESS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 9
(Senate - January 15, 2020)
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[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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