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RepublicanBill · S.Res. 5· Senate(119-SRES-5)

A resolution notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a President pro tempore.

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 serves as a formal notification to the House of Representatives. It announces that the Honorable Charles E. Grassley has been elected as the President of the Senate pro tempore. The Senate considered and agreed to this resolution on January 3, 2025.

Yes

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

    The resolution provides a formal notification of a leadership change within the Senate to the House of Representatives.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.