A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2017, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
Latest action · Jan 3, 2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedJan 3, 2017
- Agreed to in SenateJan 3, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseJan 3, 2017
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Provides for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 3, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6-7, S23; text as passed Senate: CR S7, S23)
- Jan 3, 2017Received in the House.
- Jan 3, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jan 3, 2017Held at the desk.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
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Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48309 | Joint Session of Congress for Counting Electoral Votes for President | Report | Dec 10, 2024 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2017, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jan 3, 2017Engrossed in Senate
- Jan 3, 2017Agreed to Senate
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