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RepublicanBill · S.Res. 3· Senate(119-SRES-3)

A resolution to elect Charles E. Grassley, a Senator from the State of Iowa, to be President pro tempore of the Senate of the United States.

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 S6; text: CR S6)
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 was submitted by Mr. Thune to the United States Senate. It proposes the election of Charles E. Grassley, a Senator from the State of Iowa. The purpose of the resolution is to elect him to the position of President pro tempore of the Senate of the United States. This resolution was considered and agreed to on January 3, 2025.

Yes

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

    The resolution fulfills a formal legislative process to establish leadership within the Senate.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.