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  • H. RES. 3 resolves that a committee of two House members will be appointed by the Speaker of the House. This committee will join a similar group from the Senate to inform the President that Congress has gathered a quorum and is prepared to receive any messages he might have.

    Simple Explanation

    This bill says that two people from the House, chosen by its leader, will join two people from the Senate to tell the President that Congress is ready and waiting to hear from him.

  • H. RES. 2 is a resolution from the House of Representatives to inform the Senate about the assembly of a quorum for the 119th Congress. It announces that Mike Johnson, from Louisiana, has been elected as the Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCumber, from Illinois, has been...

    Simple Explanation

    The House of Representatives has announced that they are ready to start working for the new Congress, and they have picked Mike Johnson as the boss (Speaker) and Kevin McCumber as the keeper of records (Clerk).

  • H. CON. RES. 111, also known as the "Majority Rule Resolution," proposes a change in the procedures for ending debates in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The resolution suggests that neither chamber should require more than a simple majority of members present...

    Simple Explanation

    The "Majority Rule Resolution" is about changing the rules for how Congress stops talking about ideas, making it so they only need half-plus-one of the people in the room to agree to stop talking, instead of needing more. It's like when playing a game with friends, and instead of everyone having to agree to end the game, just a little over half needs to say it's time to stop.

  • H. RES. 948 is a resolution from the House of Representatives, dated January 9, 2024. It involves the appointment of two members by the Speaker of the House to inform the President that the House has gathered a quorum and is prepared to receive any communications from him.

    Simple Explanation

    The House picked two friends to go tell the President that everyone is ready to listen, but the plan doesn't say how they were picked or when they should tell him.