SSRA00 · Senate Standing

Rules and Administration Committee

rules.senate.gov

Committee on Rules and Administration

Showing the 111th Congress (2009–2010). Back to the 119th Congress

103 bills referred in the 111th Congress

1,205 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 116th at 122. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 111th Congress

Members, 111th Congress 21

Everyone who held a seat in the 111th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-NY	Charles E. Schumer	Chair
R-UT	Robert F. Bennett	Ranking Member
D-NE	Ben Nelson
D-WV	Carte Patrick GoodwinJoined Jul 22, 2010 · Left Sep 29, 2010
D-CT	Christopher J. Dodd
D-HI	Daniel K. Inouye
D-CA	Dianne Feinstein
D-WV	Joe Manchin IIIJoined Nov 15, 2010
R-NV	John Ensign
R-TX	Kay Bailey Hutchison
R-TN	Lamar Alexander
D-AR	Mark L. Pryor
D-VA	Mark R. Warner
R-KY	Mitch McConnell
R-KS	Pat Roberts
D-WA	Patty Murray
D-IL	Richard J. Durbin
D-WV	Robert C. ByrdLeft Jun 24, 2010
R-GA	Saxby Chambliss
R-MS	Thad Cochran
D-NM	Tom Udall

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 111th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
SRES 619	A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Senate of each new Congress is not bound by the Rules of previous Senates.	Hearings By	Sep 22, 2010
SRES 416	A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to provide for cloture to be invoked with less than a three-fifths majority after additional debate.	Hearings By	Sep 22, 2010
SRES 622	Stop Secret Spending Resolution	Referred To	Sep 15, 2010
SRES 465	A resolution to permit the Senate to avoid unnecessary delay and vote on matters for which floor debate has ceased.	Hearings By	Jul 28, 2010
SRES 440	A resolution improving the Senate cloture process.	Hearings By	Jul 28, 2010
HR 5681	To improve certain administrative operations of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Jul 28, 2010
HR 415	Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2010	Referred To	Jul 28, 2010
S 3655	A bill to establish a point of order against certain climate change legislation.	Referred To	Jul 27, 2010

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 111th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 111-706	Examining the FilibusterHeld Apr 22, 2010 to Sep 29, 2010 · 666 pagesOn S.Res. 138, S.Res. 4, S.Res. 416, S.Res. 440, S.Res. 465 and 1 more	Apr 22, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1125	Compilation of Hearings and MarkupsHeld Feb 2, 2010 to Jul 20, 2010 · 596 pagesOn H.R. 2510, S. 3299, S. 3300	Feb 2, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-1126	Compilation of Hearings and MarkupsHeld Feb 11, 2009 to Jul 15, 2009 · 670 pagesOn S. 1415	Feb 11, 2009

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 111th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 111-14	Authorizing Expenditures by Committees of the SenateOn S.Res. 73	Apr 23, 2009

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 111th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1632	William J. Boarman, of Maryland, to be Public Printer, vice Robert Charles Tapella, resigned.Government Printing Office	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Apr 19, 2010
PN1592	Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring December 12, 2013, vice Gracia M. Hillman, term expired.Election Assistance Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Apr 12, 2010
PN1488	Stephen T. Ayers, of Maryland, to be Architect of the Capitol for the term of ten years, vice Alan M. Hantman, resigned.Congress of the United States	Confirmed May 12, 2010Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Feb 24, 2010
PN395	John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2013, vice Ellen L. Weintraub, term expired.Federal Election Commission	WithdrawnReceived message of withdrawal of nomination from the President.	May 4, 2009

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 111th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-5408	A communication from the Chairman of the Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Collection of Administrative Debts; Collection of Debts Arising from Enforcement and Administration of Campaign Finance Laws" (Notice No. 2010-10) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 13, 2010; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Apr 15, 2010
EC-4770	A communication from the Chairman, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to its budget request for fiscal year 2011; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Feb 23, 2010
EC-3850	A communication from the Chairman of the Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Final Rule and Explanation and Justification for Campaign Travel" (Notice 2009-27) as received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 24, 2009; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Dec 2, 2009
EC-3625	A communication from the Chairman, Board of Trustees, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, transmitting, pursuant to law, a financial report relative to fiscal years 2007 and 2008 in accordance with Section 8G(h) of the Inspector General Act of 1978; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Nov 10, 2009
EC-752	A communication from the Chairman, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Reporting Contributions Bundled by Lobbyists, Registrants and the PACs of Lobbyists and Registrants" (Notice 2009-03) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on February 9, 2009; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Feb 11, 2009
EC-553	A communication from the Chair of the Board of Directors, Office of Compliance, transmitting, pursuant to Section 304(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA), 2 U.S.C. 1384(b)(3), a report relative to the adoption of Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act regulations; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Jan 28, 2009
EC-399	A communication from the Chairman, Office of General Counsel, Federal Election Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Repeal of Increased Contribution and Coordinated Party Expenditure Limits for Candidates Opposing Self-financed Candidates" (Notice 2008-14) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on January 5, 2009; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Executive communication	Jan 12, 2009
POM-6	A report from a textile corporation relative to Senate material; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.Petition or memorial	Jan 12, 2009

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 111th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 111-2	Expenditure Authorizations and Requirements for Senate Committees	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	17	96	2	0	1	3	0	2	12	2
118th2023–2024	19	111	5	5	1	14	12	0	30	0
117th2021–2022	18	101	2	2	0	18	17	1	23	1
116th2019–2020	19	122	4	0	1	13	12	8	19	0
115th2017–2018	20	97	2	6	1	—	5	5	24	1
114th2015–2016	18	81	2	3	2	—	3	2	23	0
113th2013–2014	19	88	10	4	3	—	1	11	25	2
112th2011–2012	18	79	4	4	2	—	1	5	27	1
111th2009–2010	21	103	2	5	1	—	3	4	10	1
110th2007–2008	20	94	3	7	1	—	0	15	21	0
109th2005–2006	18	74	4	3	2	—	0	10	32	0
108th2003–2004	19	71	4	1	1	—	1	6	45	0
107th2001–2002	19	88	5	4	2	—	0	4	34	0

Membership changes 4

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 111th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Nov 15, 2010	Joe Manchin III D-WV	Joined	S.Res. 674
Sep 29, 2010	Carte Patrick Goodwin D-WV	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jul 22, 2010	Carte Patrick Goodwin D-WV	Joined	S.Res. 594
Jun 24, 2010	Robert C. Byrd D-WV	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

$1 $5 $10

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 116th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.