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Majority Rule Resolution

USA119th CongressHCONRES-6| House 
| Updated: 1/28/2025
Nikema Williams

Nikema Williams

Democratic Representative

Georgia

Rules Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This concurrent resolution, known as the "Majority Rule Resolution" , seeks to establish new procedures for ending debate in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. It stipulates that neither chamber may require more than a simple majority vote of its members, with a quorum present, to bring debate to a close on any question. This provision effectively overrides any existing rules, such as the Senate's 60-vote threshold for cloture, that mandate a supermajority to end debate. The resolution clarifies that these changes are enacted under the rulemaking power of each House, recognizing their constitutional authority to modify their own procedures.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HCONRES 118-111
Majority Rule Resolution
Jan 28, 2025
Submitted in House
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HCONRES 118-111
    Majority Rule Resolution


  • January 28, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • January 28, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Congress

House of RepresentativesLegislative rules and procedureSenate

Majority Rule Resolution

USA119th CongressHCONRES-6| House 
| Updated: 1/28/2025
This concurrent resolution, known as the "Majority Rule Resolution" , seeks to establish new procedures for ending debate in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. It stipulates that neither chamber may require more than a simple majority vote of its members, with a quorum present, to bring debate to a close on any question. This provision effectively overrides any existing rules, such as the Senate's 60-vote threshold for cloture, that mandate a supermajority to end debate. The resolution clarifies that these changes are enacted under the rulemaking power of each House, recognizing their constitutional authority to modify their own procedures.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HCONRES 118-111
Majority Rule Resolution
Jan 28, 2025
Submitted in House
Jan 28, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HCONRES 118-111
    Majority Rule Resolution


  • January 28, 2025
    Submitted in House


  • January 28, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Nikema Williams

Nikema Williams

Democratic Representative

Georgia

Rules Committee

Congress

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
House of RepresentativesLegislative rules and procedureSenate