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The Committee is charged with tasks related Zbigniew Szaleniec (PO) Zbigniew Meres (PO) Piotr Łukasz Juliusz Andrzejewski (PiS) to the waiver of parliamentary immunity as well as the imposition of constitutional liability on Senators, in proceedings before the . Domain of the Committee covers general conditions governing the exercise and termination of a Senator’s mandate. In addition, the Committee investigates allegations of neglect of duty or misconduct in office and other ethical issues. The Committee scrutinizes Mieczysław Augustyn Krzysztof Kwiatkowski Stanisław Piotrowicz Senators’ financial disclosure statements (PO) (PO) (PiS) and provides opinions on the interpretation and application of the Rules and Regulations of the Senate. It also monitors the running of the constituency offices of Senators, including the control of their financial records.

Like other Senate committees, the Rules, Ethics and Senatorial Affairs Committee, within its remit, examines the Budget Act Zbigniew Romaszewski Grażyna Anna Sztark and conveys its opinion to the Budget and (PiS) (PO) Public Finance Committee, which is the only committee to present a budget report at a Senate plenary session.

The Rules, Ethics and Senatorial Affairs Committee is one of the 16 standing committees in the 7th Senate (2007-2011). Rules, Ethics and Senatorial Affairs Commiee Affairs Senatorial and Ethics Rules,

(PO) Civic Platform (PiS) Senat RP RP Senat Rules, Ethics and Senatorial Affairs Commiee since then and in 2001 assumed its present name.since then its and assumed in 2001 active which been has Committee, Affairs Senatorial Parliament of established House theUpper and Rules the the of Senate in 1989, the restoration Following national referendum in 1946. theby the rigged Communist following government abolished was it as Senate activity, resume did its not Republic (1922-1939). World the Second War, After the Polish Second the in the Senate of which functioned the is Committee of Rules a successor Committee The e Senate of the Republic of „ 00-902 , ul. Wiejska 6 (1989-2007) Senate Restored the of Six Terms First in the Committee The participation in the EU maers. of analysing the Government’s information on Poland’s Affairs Commiee, the Senate has been assigned a new task appoint a new standing commiee - the European Union introduced. Following the Commiee’s resolution to Sejm – in the light of Poland’s accession to the EU – were the cooperation between the Council of Ministers and 5th Senate (2001-2005). As a result, new rules governing Rules and Regulations of the Senate was passed by the Senate. One of the most significant amendments to draing amendments to the Rules and Regulations of the Furthermore, the Commiee has been charged with to present a budgetsession. report at a Senate plenary Commiee, which is the only Senate commission entitled it presents its opinion to the Budget and Public Finance the President, and Polish Electoral Office. Subsequently of the Prime Minister,the Chancellery of the Chancellery the Budget Act of the Senate, which refer to the Chancellery Moreover, each year, the Commiee reviews the portions of opinion on the dra budgetof the Senate. of the Chancellery e Commiee provides the Marshal of Senate with an is determined and the Commiee Chairs are appointed. each term, when the composition of each Senate commiee e Commiee therefore plays a key role at the beginning of the selection of commiee chairs. resolutions on the composition of Senate commiees and e Commiee prepares and submits to the Senate dra which is composed of the Marshal and Deputy Marshals. the Marshal of the Senate, and the Presidium of Senate, Senator. e Commiee provides assistance to the House, is the Act on the Exercise of the Mandate a Deputy or focus of the Commiee’se primary legislative activity „ e.(4-2 9-09 fax (+48-22) 694-95-13 tel. (+48-22) 694-90-93 „ Non-legislative Activities 7 in the Committee The (2007-2011) Slovakia, in 2009. commiees of the Visegrad Group held in Bratislava, participated in the meeting of partner parliamentary Activities.Chancellery e Commiee Members also the Czech Standing Senate Commission on Senatorial Affairs Commiee received a visit from In 2008, the Members of the Rules, Ethics and debated in the Commiee. In the current term eight such motions have been immunity.stripping senators of their parliamentary In addition, the Commiee considers motions for observations of tax offices. disclosure statements together with the relevant the Commiee examines senators’ financial of Senators. Aer the end of each calendar year, deals with maers concerning the rights and duties Apart from its legislative function, the Commiee other activities of Senators outside the Parliament. recommending more transparency in business and with regard to the register of senators’ interests, the commiee has submied legislative proposals the Mandate of a Deputy or Senator. In this context, considered amendments to the Act on the Exercise of Presidium. e Commiee has, on several occasions, determined by the Senate, the Marshal, and In the current term, Commiee assignments are e-mail: [email protected] th Senate „ www.senat.gov.pl