United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration

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The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration (also known as the Senate Rules Committee ) is a standing committee of the United States Senate . He is responsible for the rules of procedure of the Senate, the administration of the Senate buildings and the qualifications of the Senators. This also means that he deals with controversial elections to the Senate.

Compared to its sister committee in the House of Representatives , the House Committee on Rules , it is less influential. The Senate traditionally allows its individual members far more freedom within the rules of procedure, so that control over them has less influence on what happens in the Senate.

Some members are ex officio members of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee on the Library .

history

The committee began on December 3, 1867 as a temporary committee. The "Select Committee to Revise the Rules of the Senate" was transferred to the standing committee "United States Senate Committee on Rules" on December 9, 1874.

It has had its current name since January 2, 1947; At the same time he took over the functions of some older and then dissolved committees:

  • Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate
  • Committee on Enrolled Bills
  • Committee on Privileges and Elections

Members of the 114th Congress

Roy Blunt, current chairman of the committee

The chairman is Republican Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri ; Ranking member is the Democrat Charles Schumer from New York .

republican

senator Country
Roy Blunt , Chairman Missouri
Mitch McConnell Kentucky
Thad Cochran Mississippi
Pat Roberts Kansas
Lamar Alexander Tennessee
Richard Shelby Alabama
Ted Cruz Texas
Shelley Moore Capito West Virginia
John Boozman Arkansas
Roger Wicker Mississippi

Democrats

senator Country
Charles Schumer , Ranking Member new York
Dianne Feinstein California
Dick Durbin Illinois
Patty Murray Washington
Tom Udall New Mexico
Mark Warner Virginia
Patrick Leahy Vermont
Amy Klobuchar Minnesota
Angus King Maine

Former Chair

Select Committee to Revise the Rules of the Senate, 1867–1874

Committee on Rules, 1874-1947

Committee on Rules and Administration, since 1947

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