SRES 40 117th Congress Senate Congress Congressional officers and employees Congressional operations and organization Congressional oversight Congressional-executive branch relations Government buildings, facilities, and property Government ethics and transparency, public corruption News media and reporting Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Senate U.S. Capitol

A resolution establishing procedures for access to the galleries of the Senate Chamber during impeachment proceedings of Donald John Trump, former President of the United States.

Introduced: February 8, 2021 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

Feb 8, 2021

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S588; text: CR S578)

Feb 8, 2021

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S588; text: CR S578)

Feb 8, 2021

Introduced in Senate

Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution requires that, during impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump, the press galleries of the Senate chamber must remain open for members of the press and access to all other galleries shall be available only to Members of Congress. The Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate must enforce these procedures.

What's happening now February 8, 2021

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S588; text: CR S578)

Bill text 1 version

Agreed to Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Cite this page click to expand

APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 40: A resolution establishing procedures for access to the galleries of the Senate Chamber during impeachment proceedings of Donald John Trump, former President of the United States.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-40/

MLA

"S. Res. 40: A resolution establishing procedures for access to the galleries of the Senate Chamber during impeachment proceedings of Donald John Trump, former President of the United States.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-40/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. Res. 40, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-40/.

Markdown link

[S. Res. 40: A resolution establishing procedures for access to the galleries of the Senate Chamber during impeachment proceedings of Donald John Trump, former President of the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-40/)