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RepublicanBill · S.Res. 11· Senate(119-SRES-11)

A resolution electing Jennifer A. Hemingway as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.

Rep. Thune
Age: 65 years
South Dakota
Introduced
1/3/2025
Last activity
1/3/2025 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8; text: CR S8)
Sponsored by
John Thune
Cosponsors
None
Congress
  1. Introduced
  2. Officially Recorded
  3. Adopted by the Senate

A Senate resolution is the Senate speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the Senate agrees to it, it is officially the Senate's word; it is not a law, so the House and the President have no part in it.

What this bill would do

This resolution, submitted by Mr. Thune, concerns the election of a specific individual to a leadership position. It seeks to elect Jennifer A. Hemingway of Georgia to serve in the Senate. The roles being filled are the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. The resolution was considered and agreed to by the Senate.

Yes

  • Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+1

    The resolution facilitates the formal filling of leadership roles within the Senate's administration.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.