Search Results: keywords:"joint session of congress"

  • H. CON. RES. 115 — Providing for a joint session of the Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, in honor of the semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:208

    H. CON. RES. 115 is a resolution that calls for a joint session of the United States Congress to be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 2, 2026. This session is intended to honor the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which was approved in...

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    The United States Congress wants to have a big meeting in Philadelphia in 2026 to celebrate 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed there. This meeting will be at a special park to remember how important Philadelphia is to America's history.

  • H. CON. RES. 11 — Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:122

    H. CON. RES. 11 proposes that both the House of Representatives and the Senate gather together in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 9 p.m. The purpose of this joint session is for Congress to receive a message from the President of the...

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    Congress wants to have a big meeting with the President so they can listen to a special message from him. This meeting will happen on March 4, 2025, in a big room where they all come together.

  • H. RES. 197 — Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:298

    H. RES. 197 is a resolution aimed at censuring Representative Al Green of Texas for his actions during a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025. The resolution states that Representative Green interrupted President Donald J. Trump’s address and was removed from the...

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    H. RES. 197 is a proposal to officially scold a person named Al Green, who works in the Texas part of the government, because he interrupted an important speech. This scolding would be read out loud where he works to let everyone know he broke the rules of being polite.

  • H. RES. 193 — Censuring Representative Al Green of Texas.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:177

    H. RES. 193 is a resolution introduced in the House of Representatives to censure Representative Al Green of Texas. The censure is due to his actions during the State of the Union address on March 4, 2024, where he interrupted the President's speech and was eventually removed...

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    H. RES. 193 is about a group of people in the House of Representatives wanting to tell a man named Al Green he did something wrong. During an important speech, he interrupted and wasn't polite, so they want to give him a time-out by reading a message out loud saying what he did was not okay.

  • H. CON. RES. 11 — Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.
    Status:Received in Senate
    Words:122

    H. CON. RES. 11 calls for a joint session of Congress where both the House of Representatives and the Senate will gather. The purpose of this session, scheduled for March 4, 2025, is to receive a message from the President of the United States. The resolution was passed by...

    Simple Explanation

    Congress wants both the House and the Senate to sit together on March 4, 2025, so they can listen to an important message from the President.

  • H. CON. RES. 11 — Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a message from the President.
    Status:Enrolled Bill
    Words:125

    H. CON. RES. 11 is a resolution agreed upon by the House of Representatives and the Senate during the first session of the 119th Congress. It calls for both Houses of Congress to meet together in the Hall of the House of Representatives on March 4, 2025, at 9 p.m. The purpose of this joint...

    Simple Explanation

    Congress has decided that all the members from both the House and the Senate will come together on March 4, 2025, to listen to a special talk from the President.