# 119-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.

119-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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD); status passed_house (as of 2026-10-31).

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- As of: 2026-10-31
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sconres-2
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-01-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-31

## Summary

**Sets the procedural framework for the counting of electoral votes on January 6, 2025.** It directs that at 1:00 p.m. the two Houses meet in the House Chamber and that the President of the Senate serve as the presiding officer. The resolution authorizes two tellers from each chamber, appointed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker, to open and read certificates and papers in alphabetical order of the States beginning with "A." The tellers must list the votes as they appear, deliver that list to the President of the Senate, and the President of the Senate will announce the state of the vote and have the announcement and list entered on the Journals as a sufficient declaration of the persons, if any, elected President and Vice President of the United States.

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- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-904: Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-1509: Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2025
- 119-s-725: Enhancing First Response Act
- 119-s-541: ELITE Vehicles Act

## Sources
- [119-sconres-2 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/2)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-904: Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-904)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-1509: Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1509)
- [119-s-725: Enhancing First Response Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-725)
- [119-s-541: ELITE Vehicles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-541)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-2 (as of 2026-10-31).