Charles E. Schumer, Chairman Pat Roberts, Ranking Member
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... (Read More)

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Joint Committee on the Library

06.05.2013 - The Joint Committee on the Library, the oldest continuing Congressional joint committee, was created in 1806 (2 Stat. 129). Its membership consists of five Senators (the chairman and four members of the Committee on Rules and Administration) and five Representatives (the chairman and three members of the Committee on House Administration and the Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch) (2 U.S.C. 132b; PL 106-554). The Joint Committee oversees the operations of...
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Joint Committee on Printing

06.05.2013 - The Joint Committee on Printing was created by statute on August 3, 1846 (9 Stat. 114; U.S. Code 44, Section 101). The Committee is composed of five Senators (the Chairman and four members of the Committee on Rules and Administration) and five Representatives (the Chairman and four members of the Committee on House Administration). The Joint Committee oversees the operations of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) and general printing procedures of the federal government. GPO was created...
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Discover and learn about the Inaugural Ceremonies

Since 1901, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies has been responsible for the planning and execution of the swearing-in ceremonies and the luncheon of the inauguration of the President of the United States at the U.S. Capitol.
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