§1546 Congressional priority procedures for concurrent resolution

Summary

Concurrent resolutions under section 1544(c) must be sent to the House Foreign Affairs Committee or the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. One such resolution must be reported back with recommendations within 15 calendar days, unless the chamber decides otherwise by a roll-call vote. After the committee report, the resolution becomes the chamber’s pending business. In the Senate, debate time is split equally between supporters and opponents. The chamber must vote on the resolution within 3 calendar days, unless the chamber decides otherwise by roll-call vote. If one House passes the resolution, it goes to the other House’s same committee, which has the same 15-day and 3-day rules. If the two Houses disagree, they must quickly name conferees. The conference committee must file a report within 6 calendar days after the matter is sent to them, and both Houses must act on that report within 6 calendar days of filing. If conferees cannot agree within 48 hours, they must report back that they disagree.