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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that debate upon legislation pending before the Senate may not be brought to a close without the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the Senators.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that debate upon legislation pending before the Senate may not be brought to a close without the concurrence of a minimum of three- fifths of the Senators.
Summary
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would require a minimum of three-fifths of all Senators to vote to end debate on legislation in the Senate. The amendment would exclude Presidential nominations from this requirement and preserve existing procedures for closing debate through unanimous consent or laws as they exist as of January 3, 2025. The amendment would require approval by two-thirds of both the House and Senate, and then ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures to become part of the Constitution.
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- Jan 3, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jan 3, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Golden of Maine) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that debate upon legislation pending before the Senate may not be brought to a close without the concurrence of a minimum of three- fifths of the Senators.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:
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“The debate on any measure or motion pending before the Senate, excluding Presidential nominations, shall not be brought to a close except as provided under laws as in effect on January 3, 2025, unanimous consent, or the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn.”. <all>
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