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Senate Committee on Rules and Administration Organizational Meeting (Jan 2015)

Original title: ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

January 1, 2016

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The Frame

What this does

This meeting established the operational rules and funding levels for the Senate committee responsible for overseeing federal elections and Senate administrative operations for the 114th Congress.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Committee on Rules and Administration members

The members are governed by the rules and budget adopted during this meeting.

Senate staff

The committee's budget and operational rules dictate the resources and procedures available to staff members.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2016.

What's next

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Summary

The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration held an to adopt its rules of procedure and authorize its budget for the 114th Congress. The committee approved the rules without changes from the previous session and set a budget comparable to the 2014 fiscal year allocation.

Key Facts

  • The Committee on Rules and Administration adopted the Committee Rules of Procedure for the 114th Congress.
  • The committee approved an authorizing resolution for the committee's budget for the 114th Congress.
  • The adopted committee rules contain no changes from the previous Congress.
  • The committee's funding authorization is comparable to the allocation for fiscal year 2014.
  • The meeting took place on January 29, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. in Room 219 of the U.S. Capitol.
  • The meeting lasted 11 minutes, adjourning at 12:11 p.m.

Frequently Asked Questions

What did the committee decide regarding its rules?
The committee voted to adopt the same rules of procedure used in the previous Congress without any changes.
How much funding was authorized for the committee?
The document does not specify a dollar amount, but states the funding is comparable to the allocation for fiscal year 2014.

Why It Matters

This meeting established the operational rules and funding levels for the Senate committee responsible for overseeing federal elections and Senate administrative operations for the 114th Congress.

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Continuity of Rules

The committee explicitly chose to maintain the status quo by adopting the previous Congress's rules without modification.

Committee on Rules and Administration

Connected Entities

personCharles E. Schumer“Ranking member of the Committee on Rules and Administration”Map →
other114th Congress“The legislative session for which rules and funding were established”Map →
personRoy Blunt“Chairman of the Committee on Rules and Administration”Map →
organizationCommittee on Rules and Administration“The Senate committee conducting the meeting”Map →

Sources

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