United States 115th Congress Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

SCONRES 2 — 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.

Last action — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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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.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

4 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended bill now reflects that it was engrossed in the Senate on January 3, 2017, while the previous version indicated it was simply agreed to in the Senate on the same date. This change clarifies the specific stage of the bill's progress in the legislative process. The distinction matters as it provides more detail regarding how the resolution was handled in the Senate.

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2 Agreed to Senate (ATS)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
2 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
2 To provide for the counting on January 6, 2017, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
2 _______________________________________________________________________ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the two Houses of Congress shall meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Friday, the 6th day of January 2017, at 1 o'clock post meridian, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the election of President and Vice President of the United States, and the President of the Senate shall be their Presiding Officer;
_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2017 Mr.
McConnell submitted the following concurrent resolution;
which was considered and agreed to _______________________________________________________________________ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To provide for the counting on January 6, 2017, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That the two Houses of Congress shall meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Friday, the 6th day of January 2017, at 1 o'clock post meridian, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the election of President and Vice President of the United States, and the President of the Senate shall be their Presiding Officer;
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Passed the Senate January 3, 2017.
Attest:
Secretary.
115th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
CON.
RES.
2 _______________________________________________________________________ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To provide for the counting on January 6, 2017, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Passed/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)

  3. 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)

  4. Received in the House.

  5. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  6. Held at the desk.

  7. Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H36)

  8. Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H36)

  9. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H36)

  10. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (546)

546 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

elections
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does SCONRES 2 do?
(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.
Who sponsors SCONRES 2?
SCONRES 2 is sponsored by McConnell, Mitch (Republican).
What is the current status of SCONRES 2?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SCONRES 2?
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