Title: 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.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution establishes procedures for access to the Senate floor, including requiring entrance through cloakrooms and limiting staff access, during impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump. Additionally, the resolution limits access to the second floor of the Senate Wing of the Capitol during these proceedings, and it requires the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to enforce these procedures.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 38 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 8, 2021

 Mr. Schumer submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
                             and agreed to

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                               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.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SENATE FLOOR ACCESS.

    During impeachment proceedings against Donald John Trump, former 
President of the United States, the following procedures relating to 
access to the Senate floor shall apply:
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Entrance through cloakrooms.--Individuals with 
                privileges under rule XXIII of the Standing Rules of 
                the Senate (as limited by paragraph (2) of this 
                section), or with privileges under paragraph (3) of 
                this section, shall access the floor of the Senate 
                through the cloakrooms only, unless otherwise directed 
                by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
                    (B) General limits on access.--Access to the floor 
                of the Senate shall be limited to the number of vacant 
                seats available on the floor of the Senate based on 
                protocol considerations enforced by the Secretary for 
                the Majority, the Secretary for the Minority, and the 
                Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
                    (C) Seating requirements.--All individuals with 
                access to the floor of the Senate shall remain seated 
                at all times.
            (2) Limited staff access.--Officers and employees of the 
        Senate, including members of the staffs of committees of the 
        Senate or joint committees of the Congress and employees in the 
        office of a Senator, shall not have privileges under rule XXIII 
        of the Standing Rules of the Senate to access the floor of the 
        Senate, except as needed for official impeachment proceeding 
        duties in accordance with the following:
                    (A) The Majority Leader and the Minority Leader 
                shall each be limited to not more than 4 assistants.
                    (B) The Secretary of the Senate and the Assistant 
                Secretary of the Senate shall each have access, and the 
                legislative staff of the Secretary of the Senate shall 
                be permitted as needed under the supervision of the 
                Secretary of the Senate.
                    (C) The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the 
                Senate and the Deputy Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper 
                shall each have access, and doorkeepers shall be 
                permitted as needed under the supervision of the 
                Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
                    (D) The Secretary for the Majority (or a 
                replacement designated by such Secretary), the 
                Secretary for the Minority (or a replacement designated 
                by such Secretary), the Assistant Secretary for the 
                Majority, and the Assistant Secretary for the Minority 
                shall each have access, and cloakroom employees shall 
                be permitted as needed under the supervision of the 
                Secretary for the Majority or the Secretary for the 
                Minority, as appropriate.
                    (E) The Senate Legal Counsel and the Deputy Senate 
                Legal Counsel shall have access on an as-needed basis.
                    (F) The Parliamentarian of the Senate and 
                assistants to the Parliamentarian of the Senate shall 
                have access on an as-needed basis.
                    (G) Counsel for the Secretary of the Senate and the 
                Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall 
                have access on an as-needed basis.
                    (H) The minimum number of chamber assistants 
                necessary to carry out their duties, as determined by 
                the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate and 
                under the supervision of the Secretary for the Majority 
                or the Secretary for the Minority, as appropriate, 
                shall have access.
            (3) Other individuals with senate floor access.--The 
        following individuals shall have privileges of access to the 
        floor of the Senate:
                    (A) Not more than 1 assistant to the President pro 
                tempore.
                    (B) Assistants to the managers of the impeachment 
                of the House of Representatives.
                    (C) Counsel and assistants to counsel for Donald 
                John Trump, former President of the United States.

SEC. 2. ACCESS TO THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE SENATE WING OF THE CAPITOL.

    (a) In General.--During impeachment proceedings against Donald John 
Trump, former President of the United States, access to the second 
floor of the Senate Wing of the Capitol shall be limited to--
            (1) Senators;
            (2) officers and employees of the Senate with appropriate 
        Senate-issued identification cards and appropriate credentials;
            (3) employees of the Architect of the Capitol (as necessary 
        and in accordance with subsection (b));
            (4) individuals with privileges under rule XXIII of the 
        Standing Rules of the Senate (as limited by section 1(2)) or 
        with privileges under section 1(3);
            (5) individuals with official business related to the 
        impeachment proceedings; and
            (6) members of the press with appropriate credentials.
    (b) Architect of the Capitol.--The Architect of the Capitol shall 
advise the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate of all 
officers or employees of the Architect of the Capitol who require 
access to the Senate Wing of the Capitol during the impeachment 
proceedings.

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

    The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate shall enforce 
this resolution and take such other actions as necessary to fulfill the 
responsibilities of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate 
under this resolution, including the issuance of appropriate 
credentials as required under paragraphs (2) and (6) of section 2(a).
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