About the Committee

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Welcome to the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration website.
 
The Rules Committee is one of the oldest committees of the United States Senate.  Our origins date back to the early days of the Republic when the first Senate convened in March 1789 and established a committee to prepare a system of rules for conducting business in the Senate.  In 1867 in the aftermath of the Civil War and the reunification of our Union, the forerunner to our current committee was created, and a Committee on Rules has continued in the Senate to the present day. 
 
We invite you to use this website to learn more about the Senate Rules Committee – our purpose, jurisdiction, oversight and duties, the Senators who make up our membership, the hearings and markups we hold and the legislation we are considering.
 
We hope you find the information interesting and useful. 
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