 Jurisdiction
'Committee on Rules and Administration
Jurisdiction
Administration of the Senate Office Buildings and the Senate wing of the Capitol, including the assignment of office space; congressional organization relative to rules and procedures, and Senate rules and regulations including floor and gallery rules; corrupt practices; credentials and qualifications of Members of the Senate, contested elections, and acceptance of incompatible offices; Federal elections generally, including the election of President, Vice President, and Members of the Congress; Government Printing Office, and the printing and correction of the Congressional Record, as well as matters under Senate Rule XI; meetings of the Congress and attendance of Members; payment of money out of the contingent fund of the Senate or creating a charge upon the same (except that any resolution relating to substantive matter within the jurisdiction of any other Senate standing committee is to be first referred to such committee); presidential succession; purchase of books and manuscripts and erection of monuments to the memory of individuals; Senate Library and statuary, art, and pictures in the Capitol and Senate Office Buildings; services to the Senate, including the Senate restaurant; and the United States Capitol and congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution (and the incorporation of similiar institutions), and the Botanic Gardens.
The Committee also is to make a continuing study of, and recommend improvements regarding, the organization and operation of the Congress, with a view towards strengthening it, simplifying its operations, improving its relationships with other branches of Government, and enabling it to better meet its responsibilities under the Constitution; and is to identify, and call to the Senate''s attention, any court proceeding or action which it feels is of vital interest to the Congress as a constitutionally established institution of the Federal Government.
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