departments. Prepares and maintains a
Presides over the Senate and signs enrolled permanent file of Senate precedents and pre
THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
Performs, in the absence of the Vice Presi-
dent, the duties of that office.
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
Is presiding officer in the absence of the
Vice President and pending the election
of a President pro tempore; is custodian of
pares written parliamentary opinions for
Members of the Senate on request. Coor-
dinates Senate personnel in all legislative
routine incident to the enactment of legis-
lation.
JOURNAL CLERK
Keeps the journal of the legislative and
impeachment proceedings.
ENROLLING CLERK
EXECUTIVE CLERK Keeps the journal of the Executive proceedings (relating to nominations and
SECRETARY TO THE MAJORITY
Is Majority Party Pair Clerk. Supervises
all floor activities, including supervision of
pages; distribution of bills and amendments
on the floor. Receives messages from the
President and the House of Representatives
and attends to calling of party conferences.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY TO THE
MAJORITY
Has charge of Majority pages. Keeps the
record and calendar files of Majority Senators
amendments. Performs, in the absence of
the Secretary to the Majority, certain duties
of that office.
the seal; requisitions moneys appropriated Has charge of the engrossment and enroll. and distributes on the Senate floor bills and
for expenses of the Senate; administers
oaths; certifies extracts from the Journal
of the Senate; attests bills and joint, con-
current, and Senate resolutions; in im-
peachment trials may issue, under the
authority of the Presiding Officer, all
orders, mandates, writs, and precepts au-.
thorized by the Senate; certifies to the
President of the United States ratification
of treaties and the names of persons con-
firmed or rejected upon the nomination of
the President.
CHIEF CLERK
Performs the duties of the Secretary of the
Senate in his absence; has general supervision
of the Secretary's Office and personnel under
the jurisdiction of the Secretary; prepares
desk copy of all legislation passed by the
Senate and endorses official action thereon;
and performs such other duties incident to
the administration of the Office as the Secre-
tary may assign.
PARLIAMENTARIAN
Advises the presiding officer on parliamen-
tary inquiries, points of order, and general
legislative procedure, including jurisdic-
tional questions of reference to Senate com-
mittees of all Presidential messages, bills,
and joint resolutions, together with all re-
ports and communications transmitted to
the Senate by Government agencies and
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
DOCUMENT ROOM
SECRETARY TO THE MINORITY
Is Minority Party Pair Clerk and, in the
absence of the Secretary to the Majority,
supervises all floor activities, including su-
pervision of pages; distribution of bills and
from the President and the House of Repre-
sentatives and attends to calling of party
conferences.
Has supervision of Senate Document Room. amendments on the floor. Receives messages
FINANCIAL CLERK
Disburses moneys appropriated for the
Senate and keeps its financial records.
LEGISLATIVE CLERK
Prepares legislative calendar of business;
performs duties of Reading Clerk; calls
calendar under Rule VIII, quorums, and
record votes.
PRINTING CLERK
Has supervision of all printing and binding
for the Senate.
LIBRARIAN
Has supervision over the Senate Library.
KEEPER OF STATIONERY
Has supervision of the stationery room of
the Senate. Makes purchases and keeps ac-
counts of Senators and committees.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY TO THE
MINORITY
Has charge of Minority pages. Keeps the
record and calendar files of Minority Senators
and distributes on the Senate floor bills and
amendments. Performs, in the absence of
the Secretary to the Minority, the duties of
that office.
Appointed by the Sergeants at Arms of the
Senate and House of Representatives and
are under the direction of the Capitol Police
Offers prayer at the opening of the daily Board. It is their duty to police the Capitol
sessions of the Senate.
building and grounds.
SENATE OFFICE BUILDING POLICE
Report stenographically the proceedings of Appointed by the Sergeant at Arms to police the Senate Office Building.
Is the presiding officer of the House, decides ques-
tions of order, appoints chairmen of the Committee
of the Whole, signs acts, warrants, subpenas, and
orders of the House, controls the unappropriated
rooms and corridors in the House wing of the Capi-
tol; appoints conference and special committees
the official reporters of debates, the committee
stenographers, the Parliamentarian, and his office
force of clerks.
MAJORITY LEADER
Is elected in caucus by the Majority party and has
the responsibility of conducting the legislative pro-
gram; appoints the legislative clerks and other
assistants provided for his office, and selects the
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Appointed by the Speaker, under whose direction
he indicates the reference of public bills and execu-
tive communications to committees; furnishes prec-
edents to the Speaker and chairman of the Commit-
tee of the Whole, confers with them and with
Members concerning legislative propositions with
respect to their parliamentary admissibility or
otherwise, and prepares the House Manual.
OFFICIAL REPORTERS OF DEBATES
Report stenographically all proceedings of the
House of Representatives.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Assist House committees in drafting bills and com-
mittee reports; likewise also assist Members when
not engaged in committee work.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS COMMISSION
Prescribes rules and regulations governing use of all
rooms and space in the House Office Buildings, and
directs protection, care, and occupancy thereof.
COMMITTEE ON RULES
This committee occupies a unique position in that
it is not a legislative committee, yet it exercises
influence upon legislation through special rules
reported by it providing for the consideration of
bills on the Majority program, and prescribing the
methods of their procedure. It also reports pro-
posed changes in the Rules of the House, and
brings in resolutions creating special committees.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES
Preside at committee meetings and hearings, report
bills to House and conduct their consideration on
the Floor; may delegate these functions to another
member of the committee: appoint the committee
complement of clerks and assistants.
CLERKS TO COMMITTEES
Are appointees of the chairmen, subject to commit-
tee approval, keep minutes of meetings, assist in
the preparation of reports and minutes of meetings,
and are admitted to House Floor when committees'
bills are under consideration.
OFFICIAL STENOGRAPHERS TO
COMMITTEES
Report stenographically hearings
Is charged with the enforcement of rules relating to the privileges of the House Chamber and is responsible to the House for the official conduct of his employees; must enforce rules of decorum on the Floor of the House, in conjunction with the Sergeant at Arms, is also charged with the operation of the Document Room and Folding Room; supervises the janitor service, cloakroom men, pages, and messengers. SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENT ROOM Receives, files, and keeps available for use of the House, all bills, resolutions, and documents ordered printed by the House, as well as all public laws and resolutions; maintains a current card index giving the daily status of each piece of legislation introduced in the House and Senate.
SUPERINTENDENT OF FOLDING ROOM Charged with the distribution of public documents by Members of the House.
Has charge of the laborers and janitors appointed by the Doorkeeper.
POSTMASTER Receives and delivers mail for Members, officers. and employees of the House.
The duties of the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, are largely executive and quasi-judicial in
their nature, and he derives his authority from the
rules of Parliamentary Law, Rules of Practice
(which have the force of common law), express
statutes, and the printed Rules of the House of
Representatives. He is a continuing officer whose
duties do not terminate with the sine die adjourn-
ment of Congress. He attests bills, resolutions, and
subpenas, is the custodian of the Seal of the House,
prepares the roll of Representatives elect, and
presides at the beginning of a Congress until the
election of a Speaker.
JOURNAL CLERK
Keeps minutes of the proceedings of the House;
writes the Daily Journal, and prepares and indexes
it for printing; endorses all official papers at Clerk's
desk.
It is the duty of the Reading Clerks to read all matter presented to the House and to call the roll. They also keep a file of all bills, reports, etc., on the various calendars of business.
Prepares the pay rolls and pays the salaries of all officers and employees of the House, including clerks to Members; disburses all money appropriated for operating expenses of the House; also keeps all books, accounts, etc., for auditing purposes by the Comptroller General of the United
Opens the daily sessions of the House with prayer and officiates at memorial exercises.
SERGEANT AT ARMS
Disbursing officer of Members' salaries and mileage;
is charged with keeping order on the Floor of the
House; serves summonses to witnesses to appear
before committees of the House; conducts obsequies
of deceased Members.
Keeps records of and handles all money in the Sergeant at Arms' office, assisted by tellers and bookkeepers.
HOUSE OFFICE BUILDINGS POLICE Appointed by the Sergeant at Arms to police the House Office Buildings.
Appointed by the Sergeants at Arms of the Senate, and House, are subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Capitol Police Board.
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