SCONRES 2 Passed a chamber

Sets a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2025, to count the electoral votes for President and Vice President, with the President of the Senate presiding.

Official 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.

Next stop Senate: awaiting action

Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions

House

Received 03-JAN-2025

Passed 03-JAN-2025

Senate

Introduced 03-JAN-2025

Passed 03-JAN-2025

Key points

Convenes both Houses in the House chamber at 1 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2025, under the Constitution and election laws.
Has two tellers from each chamber read the electoral certificates, which are opened in alphabetical order of the states beginning with "A."
Directs the President of the Senate to announce the vote result, with the list of votes entered in the Journals of both Houses.

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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in Senate, 03-JAN-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov

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Sponsor John Thune (R-SD) Cosponsors · 0

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