ምክር ቤቱ በሕገመንግሥቱ የተሰጠውን ሥልጣንና ተግባር በአግባቡ እንዲያከናውንና ኃላፊነቱን እንዲወጣ እንዲሁም አፈ-ጉባኤው በሕገ መንግሥቱ አንቀጽ ፷፮/፪/ የምክር ቤቱን የአስተዳደር ሥራዎች አቀናጅቶ ለመምራት እንዲችል የምክር ቤቱን ጽሕፈት ቤት ማቋቋም በማስፈለጉ፣
WHEREAS, it has become necessary to re-establish the Secretariat of the House of Federation so as to make the House properly carryout the powers, duties and responsibilities vested to it by the Constitution; as well as to enable the Speaker to lead administrative activities of the House vested to him under Article 66 (2) of the Constitution in an integrated manner;