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RepublicanBill · S.Res. 12· Senate(119-SRES-12)

A resolution notifying the President of the United States of the election of a 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 serves to notify the President of the United States regarding a specific election within the Senate. It states that the Honorable Jennifer A. Hemingway has been elected to the position of Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate. The resolution was submitted by Mr. Thune. It was considered and subsequently agreed to by the Senate on January 3, 2025.

Yes

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

    The resolution formalizes the official notification of a Senate leadership election to the President.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.