Senator, or officer together with a request that such committee, Senator, or officer be informed by any derogatory and rebutting information contained in the files of such agency concerning the loyalty and reliability for security purposes of such employee. [S. Jour. 144, 83-1, Mar. 6, 1953. AUTHORIZING SUIT BY SENATE COMMITTEES Resolved, That hereafter any committee of the Senate is hereby authorized to bring suit on behalf of and in the name of the United States in any court of competent jurisdiction if the committee is of the opinion that the suit is necessary to the adequate performance of the powers vested in it or the duties imposed upon it by the Constitution, resolution of the Senate, or other law. Such suit may be brought and prosecuted to final determination irrespective of whether or not the Senate is in session at the time the suit is brought or thereafter. The committee may be represented in the suit either by such attorneys as it may designate or by such officers of the Department of Justice as the Attorney General may designate upon the request of the committee. No expenditures shall be made in connection with any such suit in excess of the amount of funds available to the said committee. As used in this resolution, the term "committee" means any standing or special committee of the Senate, or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, or the Senate members of any joint committee. [S. Jour. 572, 70-1, May 28, 1928 [77] [78] SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM Whereas the continued vitality of our Republic depends, in part, on the intelligent understanding of our political processes and the functioning of our National Government by the citizens of the United States; and Whereas the durability of a constitutional democracy is dependent upon alert, talented, vigorous competition for political leadership; and Whereas individual Senators have cooperated with various private and university undergraduate and graduate fellowship and internship programs relating to the work of Congress; and Whereas, in the high schools of the United States, there exists among students who have been elected to student-body offices in their sophomore, junior, or senior year a potential reservoir of young citizens who are experiencing their first responsibilities of service to a constituency and who should be encouraged to deepen their interest in and understanding of their country's political processes: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate hereby expresses its willingness to cooperate in a nationwide competitive high school Senate youth program which would give several representative high school students from each State a short indoctrination into the operation of the United States Senate and the Fedlera Government generally, if such a program can be satisfactorily arranged and completely supported by private funds with no expense to the Federal Government. SEC. 2. The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration shall investigate the possibility of establishing such a program and, if the committee determines such a program is possible and advisable, it shall make the necessary arrangements to establish the program. [S. Jour. 256, 87-1, May 17, 1962. [80] RULES FOR REGULATION OF THE SENATE WING [Adopted by the Committee on Rules and Administration pursuant to Rule XXXIV, as amended, of the Standing Rules of the Senate'] RULE I [80] SERGEANT AT ARMS 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 wing of the Capitol and the Senate Office Buildings. The Senate floor shall be at all times under his immediate supervision, and he shall see that the various subordinate officers of his department perform the duties to which they are especially assigned. RULE II 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. They shall see that the messengers assigned to the doors upon the Senate floor are at their posts, and that the floor and cloakrooms are cleared at least five minutes before the opening of daily sessions of all persons not entitled to remain there. In the absence of the Sergeant at Arms the duties of his office, so 1 Revised Feb. 4, 1959. [81] [82] [83] [84] far as they pertain to the enforcement of rules, shall devolve upon the secretary for the majority and the secretary for the minority in the order of their rank. RULE III USE OF THE SENATE CHAMBER In order to secure and protect the Senate Chamber and its furniture and furnishings, the language contained in paragraph numbered one of Rule XXXIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, which reads "The Senate Chamber shall not be granted for any other purpose than for the use of the Senate," shall be interpreted to mean that 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 to him (other persons shall not seat anyone in a chair of a Senator); and lectures, talks, or speeches shall not be given at such times to groups on the Floor by Senators or others except for the purpose of explaining the Chamber. RULE IV TAKING OF PICTURES PROHIBITED The taking of pictures of any kind is prohibited in the Senate Chamber, the Senate Reading Rooms (Marble Room and Lobby), the Senate Cloakrooms, and the Private Dining Room of the Senate. RULE V MESSENGERS ACTING AS ASSISTANT DOORKEEPERS The messengers acting as Assistant Doorkeepers shall be assigned to their duties by the Sergeant at Arms. 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. He shall not permit any person to enter a gallery with or carrying any package, bundle, suitcase, briefcase, or camera; he 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 and correspondents' galleries he shall not permit any person to read (except the Senate Seating Diagram) or to write or take notes; he shall not permit any person to take any picture or photograph or to sketch or draw; and he shall not permit any person to place any object whatsoever or portion of his person on any railing, or any male to wear a hat. The galleries of the Senate shall be set apart and occupied as follows: PRESS GALLERY The gallery in the rear of the Vice President's chair shall be set apart for reporters of daily newspapers. 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 [85.1] |