Bill · S.Res. 117· Senate(119-SRES-117)
A resolution providing for members on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.
- Introduced
- 3/6/2025
- Last activity
- 3/6/2025 — Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1616; text: CR S1609)
- Sponsored by
- Mitch McConnell
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- Officially Recorded
- 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 provides for specific members to serve on two different joint committees. It names members for the Joint Committee on Printing. It also names members for the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. The resolution was submitted by Mr. McConnell and Mr. Padilla. It 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 formalizes the membership of committees responsible for printing and library services, which supports government transparency through organized record-keeping.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Appointment of Committee Members: The resolution establishes the membership for the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library. This ensures that specific Senators are elected to serve on these joint committees.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are mentioned in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+1
- 3/6/2025
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1616; text: CR S1609)
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Alex PadillaDemocrat · California