A resolution establishing procedures for access to the floor of the Senate and the Senate Wing of the Capitol during impeachment proceedings against Donald John Trump, former President of the United States.

III 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 38 Establishing procedures for access to the floor of the Senate and the Senate Wing of the Capitol during impeachment proceedings against Donald John Trump, former President of the United States. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 8, 2021 Mr. SCHUMER submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Establishing procedures for access to the floor of the Senate and the Senate Wing of the Capitol during impeachment proceedings against Donald John Trump, former Presi- dent of the United States. Resolved, 1 SECTION 1. SENATE FLOOR ACCESS. 2 During impeachment proceedings against Donald 3 John Trump, former President of the United States, the 4 following procedures relating to access to the Senate floor 5 shall apply: 6 (1) IN GENERAL.— 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:10 Feb 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR38.ATS SR38 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 38 ATS (A) ENTRANCE THROUGH CLOAKROOMS.— 1 Individuals with privileges under rule XXIII of 2 the Standing Rules of the Senate (as limited by 3 paragraph (2) of this section), or with privileges 4 under paragraph (3) of this section, shall access 5 the floor of the Senate through the cloakrooms 6 only, unless otherwise directed by the Sergeant 7 at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. 8 (B) GENERAL LIMITS ON ACCESS.—Access 9 to the floor of the Senate shall be limited to the 10 number of vacant seats available on the floor of 11 the Senate based on protocol considerations en- 12 forced by the Secretary for the Majority, the 13 Secretary for the Minority, and the Sergeant at 14 Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. 15 (C) SEATING REQUIREMENTS.—All individ- 16 uals with access to the floor of the Senate shall 17 remain seated at all times. 18 (2) LIMITED STAFF ACCESS.—Officers and em- 19 ployees of the Senate, including members of the 20 staffs of committees of the Senate or joint commit- 21 tees of the Congress and employees in the office of 22 a Senator, shall not have privileges under rule XXIII 23 of the Standing Rules of the Senate to access the 24 floor of the Senate, except as needed for official im- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:10 Feb 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR38.ATS SR38 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 38 ATS peachment proceeding duties in accordance with the 1 following: 2 (A) The Majority Leader and the Minority 3 Leader shall each be limited to not more than 4 4 assistants. 5 (B) The Secretary of the Senate and the 6 Assistant Secretary of the Senate shall each 7 have access, and the legislative staff of the Sec- 8 retary of the Senate shall be permitted as need- 9 ed under the supervision of the Secretary of the 10 Senate. 11 (C) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 12 of the Senate and the Deputy Sergeant at Arms 13 and Doorkeeper shall each have access, and 14 doorkeepers shall be permitted as needed under 15 the supervision of the Sergeant at Arms and 16 Doorkeeper of the Senate. 17 (D) The Secretary for the Majority (or a 18 replacement designated by such Secretary), the 19 Secretary for the Minority (or a replacement 20 designated by such Secretary), the Assistant 21 Secretary for the Majority, and the Assistant 22 Secretary for the Minority shall each have ac- 23 cess, and cloakroom employees shall be per- 24 mitted as needed under the supervision of the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:10 Feb 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR38.ATS SR38 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •SRES 38 ATS Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for 1 the Minority, as appropriate. 2 (E) The Senate Legal Counsel and the 3 Deputy Senate Legal Counsel shall have access 4 on an as-needed basis. 5 (F) The Parliamentarian of the Senate 6 and assistants to the Parliamentarian of the 7 Senate shall have access on an as-needed basis. 8 (G) Counsel for the Secretary of the Sen- 9 ate and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 10 of the Senate shall have access on an as-needed 11 basis. 12 (H) The minimum number of chamber as- 13 sistants necessary to carry out their duties, as 14 determined by the Sergeant at Arms and Door- 15 keeper of the Senate and under the supervision 16 of the Secretary for the Majority or the Sec- 17 retary for the Minority, as appropriate, shall 18 have access. 19 (3) OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH SENATE FLOOR 20 ACCESS.—The following individuals shall have privi- 21 leges of access to the floor of the Senate: 22 (A) Not more than 1 assistant to the 23 President pro tempore. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:10 Feb 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR38.ATS SR38 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •SRES 38 ATS (B) Assistants to the managers of the im- 1 peachment of the House of Representatives. 2 (C) Counsel and assistants to counsel for 3 Donald John Trump, former President of the 4 United States. 5 SEC. 2. ACCESS TO THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE SENATE 6 WING OF THE CAPITOL. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—During impeachment proceedings 8 against Donald John Trump, former President of the 9 United States, access to the second floor of the Senate 10 Wing of the Capitol shall be limited to— 11 (1) Senators; 12 (2) officers and employees of the Senate with 13 appropriate Senate-issued identification cards and 14 appropriate credentials; 15 (3) employees of the Architect of the Capitol 16 (as necessary and in accordance with subsection 17 (b)); 18 (4) individuals with privileges under rule XXIII 19 of the Standing Rules of the Senate (as limited by 20 section 1(2)) or with privileges under section 1(3); 21 (5) individuals with official business related to 22 the impeachment proceedings; and 23 (6) members of the press with appropriate cre- 24 dentials. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:10 Feb 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR38.ATS SR38 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •SRES 38 ATS (b) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—The Architect of 1 the Capitol shall advise the Sergeant at Arms and Door- 2 keeper of the Senate of all officers or employees of the 3 Architect of the Capitol who require access to the Senate 4 Wing of the Capitol during the impeachment proceedings. 5 SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT BY THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND 6 DOORKEEPER. 7 The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate 8 shall enforce this resolution and take such other actions 9 as necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the Sergeant 10 at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under this resolu- 11 tion, including the issuance of appropriate credentials as 12 required under paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 2(a). 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:10 Feb 09, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR38.ATS SR38 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS