Number: 98-748
Title: Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate: Fact Sheet on Legislative and Administrative Duties
Authors: Jacob R. Straus, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: The Senate Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper is an offer of the Senate with protection, security, decorum, protocol, and administrative responsibilities. The Sergeant at Arms is elected at the beginning of each Congress by the membership of the Senate. The duties of the Sergeant at Arms are mandated by law, Senate rules, custom, and policies and regulations set by the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration in the exercise of their oversight roles.
Pages: 6
Date: August 20, 2008