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DemocratBill · H.Con.Res. 6· House(119-HCONRES-6)

Majority Rule Resolution

Rep. Williams
Age: 48 years
Georgia
Introduced
1/28/2025
Last activity
1/28/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Sponsored by
Nikema Williams
Cosponsors
None
Congress
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

A concurrent resolution is how the House and the Senate settle something they do together, such as a budget plan or a joint session. It is adopted once both chambers agree to it, and that puts it into effect; it is not a law, so it does not go to the President.

What this bill would do

This resolution is called the Majority Rule Resolution. It provides new procedures for bringing debate to a close on any question in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The text states that neither the House nor the Senate may require more than a majority of the members voting, when a quorum is present, to end debate. It applies as an exercise of the rulemaking power for each House of Congress. The resolution also notes the constitutional right of either House to change its rules at any time.

Yes

  • Does this give the federal government more power?+3

    The resolution centralizes legislative control by allowing a simple majority to end debate, thereby strengthening the power of the majority party within the federal legislature.

The opposite

  • Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?-2

    By allowing the majority to truncate debate, the resolution may reduce the transparency of deliberative processes in Congress.