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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 President of the United States. 

1 Resolved, 

2 SECTION 1. SENATE FLOOR ACCESS. 

3 During impeachment proceedings against Donald 

4 John Trump, former President of the United States, the 

5 following procedures relating to access to the Senate floor 

6 shall apply: 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.— 


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1 (A) ENTRANCE THROUGH CLOAKROOMS.— 

2 Individuals with privileges under rule XXIII of 

3 the Standing Rules of the Senate (as limited by 

4 paragraph (2) of this section), or with privileges 

5 under paragraph (3) of this section, shall access 

6 the floor of the Senate through the cloakrooms 

7 only, unless otherwise directed by the Sergeant 

8 at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. 

9 (B) GENERAL LIMITS ON ACCESS.—Access 

10 to the floor of the Senate shall be limited to the 

11 number of vacant seats available on the floor of 

12 the Senate based on protocol considerations en13 forced by the Secretary for the Majority, the 

14 Secretary for the Minority, and the Sergeant at 

15 Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. 

16 (C) SEATING REQUIREMENTS.—All individ17 uals with access to the floor of the Senate shall 

18 remain seated at all times. 

19 (2) LIMITED STAFF ACCESS.—Officers and em20 ployees of the Senate, including members of the 

21 staffs of committees of the Senate or joint commit22 tees of the Congress and employees in the office of 

23 a Senator, shall not have privileges under rule XXIII 

24 of the Standing Rules of the Senate to access the 

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1 peachment proceeding duties in accordance with the 

2 following: 

3 (A) The Majority Leader and the Minority 

4 Leader shall each be limited to not more than 

5 4 assistants. 

6 (B) The Secretary of the Senate and the 

7 Assistant Secretary of the Senate shall each 

8 have access, and the legislative staff of the Sec9 retary of the Senate shall be permitted as need10 ed under the supervision of the Secretary of the 

11 Senate. 

12 (C) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 

13 of the Senate and the Deputy Sergeant at Arms 

14 and Doorkeeper shall each have access, and 

15 doorkeepers shall be permitted as needed under 

16 the supervision of the Sergeant at Arms and 

17 Doorkeeper of the Senate. 

18 (D) The Secretary for the Majority (or a 

19 replacement designated by such Secretary), the 

20 Secretary for the Minority (or a replacement 

21 designated by such Secretary), the Assistant 

22 Secretary for the Majority, and the Assistant 

23 Secretary for the Minority shall each have ac24 cess, and cloakroom employees shall be per25 mitted as needed under the supervision of the 


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1 Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for 

2 the Minority, as appropriate. 

3 (E) The Senate Legal Counsel and the 

4 Deputy Senate Legal Counsel shall have access 

5 on an as-needed basis. 

6 (F) The Parliamentarian of the Senate 

7 and assistants to the Parliamentarian of the 

8 Senate shall have access on an as-needed basis. 

9 (G) Counsel for the Secretary of the Sen10 ate and the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 

11 of the Senate shall have access on an as-needed 

12 basis. 

13 (H) The minimum number of chamber as14 sistants necessary to carry out their duties, as 

15 determined by the Sergeant at Arms and Door16 keeper of the Senate and under the supervision 

17 of the Secretary for the Majority or the Sec18 retary for the Minority, as appropriate, shall 

19 have access. 

20 (3) OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH SENATE FLOOR

21 ACCESS.—The following individuals shall have privi22 leges of access to the floor of the Senate: 

23 (A) Not more than 1 assistant to the 

24 President pro tempore. 


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1 (B) Assistants to the managers of the im2 peachment of the House of Representatives. 

3 (C) Counsel and assistants to counsel for 

4 Donald John Trump, former President of the 

5 United States. 

6 SEC. 2. ACCESS TO THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE SENATE 

7 WING OF THE CAPITOL. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—During impeachment proceedings 

9 against Donald John Trump, former President of the 

10 United States, access to the second floor of the Senate 

11 Wing of the Capitol shall be limited to— 

12 (1) Senators; 

13 (2) officers and employees of the Senate with 

14 appropriate Senate-issued identification cards and 

15 appropriate credentials; 

16 (3) employees of the Architect of the Capitol 

17 (as necessary and in accordance with subsection 

18 (b)); 

19 (4) individuals with privileges under rule XXIII 

20 of the Standing Rules of the Senate (as limited by 

21 section 1(2)) or with privileges under section 1(3); 

22 (5) individuals with official business related to 

23 the impeachment proceedings; and 

24 (6) members of the press with appropriate cre25 dentials. 


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1 (b) ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.—The Architect of 

2 the Capitol shall advise the Sergeant at Arms and Door3 keeper of the Senate of all officers or employees of the 

4 Architect of the Capitol who require access to the Senate 

5 Wing of the Capitol during the impeachment proceedings. 

6 SEC. 3. ENFORCEMENT BY THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND 

7 DOORKEEPER. 

8 The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate 

9 shall enforce this resolution and take such other actions 

10 as necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the Sergeant 

11 at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate under this resolu12 tion, including the issuance of appropriate credentials as 

13 required under paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 2(a). 

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