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RepublicanBill · S.Res. 8· Senate(119-SRES-8)

A resolution electing Jackie Barber as Secretary 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 S7; text: CR S7)
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, submitted by Mr. Thune, addresses the election of a new official. It proposes that Jackie Barber of South Dakota be elected to a specific leadership role. The resolution states that she is to be elected as the Secretary of the Senate. This change is scheduled to take effect on January 3rd, 2025. The Senate has considered and agreed to this resolution.

Yes

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

    The resolution facilitates the formal transition of leadership by electing a new Secretary of the Senate.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.