History
The Committee was first created as the Select Committee to Revise the Rules of the Senate on December 3, 1867. On December 9, 1874, it became a standing committee.
On January 2, 1947, its name was changed to the Committee on Rules and Administration, and it took over the functions of the following committees:
- Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate
- Committee on Education and Labor (functions were later transferred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee)
- Committee on Enrolled Bills
- Committee on Privileges and Elections
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