RepublicanBill · S.Res. 13· Senate(119-SRES-13)

A resolution notifying the House of Representatives 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
1/6/2025 — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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 notifies the House of Representatives about a specific election within the Senate. It announces that the Honorable Jennifer A. Hemingway has been elected to a leadership role. Specifically, she has been chosen as both the Sergeant at Arms and the Doorkeeper of the Senate. The Senate has officially agreed to this resolution.

Yes

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

    The resolution serves as an official notification of a change in Senate leadership roles.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.