SEC. 2. The Standing Rules of the Senate are amended by adding at the end thereof the following new rules: (1) [8. Jour. 247, 90–2, Mar. 22, 1968. [79.7] APPOINTMENT OF THE SENATE OF PAGES, ELEVATOR OPERATORS, POST OFFICE EMPLOYEES, OR CAPITOL POLICEMEN WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION ON ACCOUNT OF SEX Resolved, That no individual shall be denied appointment as a Senate page, elevator operator, or post office employee, or as a Capitol policeman whose compensation is disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate, solely on the basis of sex. In the case of Senate pages, however, until such time as the fireproof building containing dormitory and classroom facilities, as authorized by section 492 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970, is constructed and the pages are living under appropriate supervision in such building, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate shall promulgate and have in effect regulations for the appointment of pages of the Senate requiring that no female page shall be appointed by a Senator until the Senator files with the Sergeant at Arms a written statement accompanying such appointment that the Senator (1) will be responsible for the safe transportation of the female page he appoints between the Senate and the page's place of local abode and return; and (2) will assume full responsibility for the safety, wellbeing, and strict supervision of such female page while such page is in her place of local abode. [8. Jour. 348, 92-1, May 13, 1971. 1 This resolution added four new rules to the Standing Rules of the Senate, which are numbered XLI, XLII, XLIII, and XLIV and are found as Senate Manual sections 41, 42, 43, and 44, respectively. [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 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. The Sergeant at Arms shall see that the messengers assigned to the doors upon the Senate floor are at their posts and that the floor, cloakrooms, and lobby 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 far as they pertain to the enforcement of the rules, shall devolve upon the Deputy Sergeant at Arms. 1 Corrected to Feb. 25, 1971. [80] [81] [82] [83] 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. 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. 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. 1 Rule IV was temporarily suspended, on Sept. 24, 1963, for the sole and specific purpose of permitting the United States Capitol Historical Society to photograph the United States Senate in actual session (S. Jour. 510-511, 88-1, Sept. 23, 1963). RULE V MESSENGERS ACTING AS ASSISTANT DOORKEEPERS The messengers acting as Assistant Doorkeepers shall be assigned to their duties by the Sergeant at Arms. RULE VI [84] [85] 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. 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 (except bona fide employees of the Senate when sitting in the Staff Gallery and making notes in the course of their employment); 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 [85.1] 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 chairman and secretary. Vacancies on the committee shall be filled by special election to be called by the Standing Committee. Persons desiring admission to the Press Gallery in the Senate wing shall make application in accordance with rule XXXIV, as amended, for the regulation of the Senate wing of the Capitol, 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. 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: a. That his or her principal income is obtained from news correspondence intended for publication in newspapers entitled to second-class mailing privileges. b. That he or she is not engaged in paid publicity or promotion work or in prosecuting any claim before Congress or |