On the recordJune 12, 2012
Mr. President, I wish to inform all Senators that on Friday, May 25, 2012, the Committee on Rules and Administration adopted amendments to the following regulations: Senate Office Building Regulations; and Smoking Policy--Rules X, Rules for Regulation of Senate Wing. These regulations as amended are effective immediately. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the regulations as amended be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Rule X Smoking is prohibited in all public places and unassigned space within the Senate Wing of the Capitol, the Senate Office Buildings, and within twenty five feet from the entrances thereto. Smoking is also prohibited under the carriage entrance and the East Portico connected to the Senate Wing of the Capitol. Each Senator, Chairman of a Committee (after consultation with the Ranking Member), the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms, the Architect of the Capitol, the Chaplain, and heads of support organizations assigned space in the Senate Wing of the Capitol or the Senate Office Buildings may establish individual smoking policies for office space assigned to them. Senate Office Building Regulations The members of the Committee on Rules and Administration hereby issue the following regulations: ARTICLE I--DEFINITIONS Sec. 101.…





