H.Con.Res. 1 – Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government.

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This concurrent resolution lets the House Speaker and Senate Majority Leader (or their designees), after consulting the minority leaders, tell members of Congress to meet at a location outside Washington, D.C. if they believe the public interest requires it. It creates a formal process for holding congressional assemblies away from the capital during the 118th Congress.

Key Provisions

Leadership (Speaker and Senate Majority Leader) may jointly notify members to assemble outside the District of Columbia.
They must consult the House and Senate minority leaders before doing so.
The notification can be issued whenever the leaders think the public interest justifies an off‑site gathering.

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SenateIntro Referral Latest Action

Received in the Senate.

January 23, 2023

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

January 9, 2023

HouseFloor

Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H73)

January 9, 2023 • 7:10 PM

HouseFloor

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H73)

January 9, 2023 • 7:11 PM

HouseFloor

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H73)

January 9, 2023 • 7:11 PM

HouseFloor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

January 9, 2023 • 7:11 PM

SenateIntro Referral

Received in the Senate.

January 23, 2023

Floor Debate

1 member

What members said about H.Con.Res. 1 on the floor

1 Republican

Rep. Tom ColeR-OK-4 · Jan 9, 2023

Mr. Speaker, I offer a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration.

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Received in SenateIssued January 23, 2023

III

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. CON. RES. 1

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 23 (legislative day, January 3), 2023

Received

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Regarding consent to assemble outside the seat of government.

That pursuant to clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, during the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress the Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of the Senate or their respective designees, acting jointly after consultation with the Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the Senate,

may notify the Members of the House and the Senate, respectively, to assemble at a place outside the District of Columbia if, in their opinion, the public interest shall warrant it.

Passed the House of Representatives January 9, 2023.

Cheryl L. Johnson,

Clerk.