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S.Con.Res. 2

U.S. Senate•Engrossed

Summary

S.Con.Res. 2, “A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2025, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States”, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 3, 2025 by Sen. John Thune (R). It last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Record

Text

S.Con.Res. 2 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sconres2/agreed-to-senate.txt
119 SCON 2 ATS: To provide for the counting on January 6, 2025, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-01-03
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 III  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. CON. RES. 2  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   January 3, 2025   Mr. Thune  submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was considered and agreed to   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To provide for the counting on January 6, 2025, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
That the two Houses of Congress shall meet in the Hall of the House of Represenatives on Monday, the 6th day of January 2025, at 1 o'clock post meridian, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the election of President and Vice President of the United States, and the President of the Senate shall be their Presiding Officer; that two tellers shall be previously appointed by the President of the Senate on the part of the Senate and two by the Speaker on the part of the House of Represenatatives, to whom shall be handed, as they are opened by the President of the Senate, all the certificates and papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral votes, which certificates and papers shall be opened, presented, and acted upon in the alphabetical order of the States, beginning with the letter “A”; and said tellers, having then read the same in the presence and hearing of the two Houses, shall make a list of the votes as they shall appear from said certificates; and the votes having been ascertained and counted in the manner and according to the rules by law provided, the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote, which announcement shall be deemed a suffucient declaration of the persons, if any, elected President and Vice President of the United States, and together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of the two Houses.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-03
  2. Passed Senate2025-01-03
  3. Passed House2025-01-03

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jan 3, 2025

sconres2/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (01/03/2025)

This concurrent resolution establishes the day, time, and manner for counting electoral votes for President and Vice President as January 6, 2025, at 1:00 pm. The concurrent resolution provides that the results of the count shall be delivered to the President of the Senate and entered on the journals of Congress.

Sponsors

Sen. John Thune (R) sponsors S.Con.Res. 2 alone.

John Thune

Sen. · R–SD · Sponsor

Actions

S.Con.Res. 2 has taken 9 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 3, 2025
Senate
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7; text: CR S7)
Jan 3, 2025
Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jan 3, 202516:54
House
Received in the House.
Jan 3, 202518:23
House
Considered as privileged matter.
Jan 3, 202518:23
House
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

Votes

S.Con.Res. 2 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S.Con.Res. 2 goes by 2 titles.

  • A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2025, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States. — Display Title
  • A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2025, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S.Con.Res. 2 under Congress, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S.Con.Res. 2’s is Congress.

sconres2/policy-areas.txt
CongressAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S.Con.Res. 2 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional operations and organization to Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents.

sconres2/subjects.txt
Congressional operations and organizationElections, voting, political campaign regulationPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com