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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2025
This concurrent resolution authorizes Congress to assemble at a place outside Washington, DC, during the 119th Congress if the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader agree that it is in the public interest. The concurrent resolution provides that the Speaker of the House and the Senate Majority Leader shall act jointly after consultation with the House and Senate Minority Leaders.
People & committees
Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] · R–MN
Legislative record
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Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H23)
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H23)
Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H23)
Submitted in House
Submitted in House
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PlainBill explanation
Based on the full Engrossed in House · 2025-01-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This resolution would allow House and Senate leaders to jointly tell members to assemble outside Washington, D.C., during the 119th Congress if those leaders believe the public interest warrants it. They would first have to consult both chambers’ minority leaders.
during the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, may notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to assemble at a place outside the District of Columbia if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.
The proposed authority belongs to the House Speaker and Senate Majority Leader, or people they designate. They must act jointly and consult the minority leaders; the text does not require the minority leaders’ approval. The authority is optional and limited to the 119th Congress.
during the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate, may notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively
The supplied action snapshot, updated September 29, 2026, records that the House agreed to the resolution without objection on January 3, 2025, and the Senate received it on January 6, 2025. This snapshot does not establish Senate agreement.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-29T12:07:52Z. 2025-01-06: Received in the Senate.
2025-01-03: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H23)
A closer look
Reviewed version: Engrossed in House · 2025-01-03. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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No narrow preferential benefit was identified in the complete supplied House-engrossed text. Assigning congressional leaders administrative responsibilities does not itself constitute such a benefit. This conclusion is limited to the supplied version.
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