Rules and Administration Committee
Oversees Senate office buildings, elections, rules and procedures, the Capitol, Library of Congress, and Smithsonian Institution. Also studies congressional operations and infrastructure.
AI-written from Senate Rule XXV, paragraph 1(n) Committee website- Chamber: Senate
- Type: Standing
Members (17)
- Mitch McConnell (Republican - Kentucky) - Chair
- Alex Padilla (Democratic - California) - Ranking Member
- Ted Cruz (Republican - Texas) - Member
- Charles E. Schumer (Democratic - New York) - Member
- Shelley Moore Capito (Republican - West Virginia) - Member
- Mark R. Warner (Democratic - Virginia) - Member
- Roger F. Wicker (Republican - Mississippi) - Member
- Amy Klobuchar (Democratic - Minnesota) - Member
- Deb Fischer (Republican - Nebraska) - Member
- Jeff Merkley (Democratic - Oregon) - Member
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican - Mississippi) - Member
- Jon Ossoff (Democratic - Georgia) - Member
- Bill Hagerty (Republican - Tennessee) - Member
- Michael F. Bennet (Democratic - Colorado) - Member
- Katie Boyd Britt (Republican - Alabama) - Member
- Peter Welch (Democratic - Vermont) - Member
- John Boozman (Republican - Arkansas) - Member
Bills reported 2 this Congress, newest action first
SRES 526
Agreed to
Holds Senators' pay during government shutdowns
14-MAY-2026
SRES 94
Agreed to
Senate committee spending authority for March 2025 through February 2027
27-FEB-2025
Bills referred here (9)
Bills this site tracks: the ones that moved. Most bills referred to a committee never leave it; congress.gov lists them all.
- S 5377: A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to establish certain procedures for consideration of appropriation bills, and for other purposes. (latest action: 07-AUG-2026)
- S 5351: Clean Elections Act (latest action: 06-AUG-2026)
- HR 8738: FEC Administrative Improvements Act (latest action: 14-JUL-2026)
- HR 3535: Stop Foreign Funds in Elections Act (latest action: 14-JUL-2026)
- SRES 526: A resolution withholding the pay of Senators if a Government shutdown occurs. (latest action: 14-MAY-2026)
- HR 1234: To direct the Librarian of Congress to promote the more cost-effective, efficient, and expanded availability of the Annotated Constitution and pocket-part supplements by replacing the hardbound versions with digital versions. (latest action: 01-APR-2025)
- HR 250: To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to procure a statue of Benjamin Franklin for placement in the Capitol. (latest action: 27-FEB-2025)
- SRES 94: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2025, through September 30, 2025, October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, and October 1, 2026, through February 28, 2027. (latest action: 27-FEB-2025)
- HR 469: Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act (latest action: 27-FEB-2025)