A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2021, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
Latest action · Jan 3, 2021 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, 2021
- Agreed to in SenateJan 3, 2021
- Agreed to in HouseJan 3, 2021
Summary
This concurrent resolution provides for the two houses of Congress to meet on January 6, 2021, to count the electoral votes and declare the persons elected President and Vice President of the United States.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 3, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jan 3, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7; text: CR S7)
- Jan 3, 2021Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jan 3, 2021Received in the House.
- Jan 3, 2021Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H10)
- Jan 3, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H10)
- Jan 3, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House · Senate | Debate and remarks H10, S7Text printed H10, S7, S9 | Kamala D. Harris D-CA (text), Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jan 3, 2021 |
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 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS20722 | The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor | Report | Dec 19, 2024 |
| R48309 | Joint Session of Congress for Counting Electoral Votes for President | Report | Dec 10, 2024 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCONRES 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. | Cross-Congress related bill | Jan 3, 2025 |
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, 2021, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jan 3, 2021Agreed to Senate
- Jan 3, 2021Engrossed in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
