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HJRES 51 109th Congress House

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow debate to be closed on any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate only by unanimous consent or the…

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow debate to be closed on any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow debate to be closed on any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate only by unanimous consent or the concurrence of three-fifths of the Senators.

Introduced: May 23, 2005 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jun 6, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
May 23, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 23, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 6, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the debate upon any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate from being brought to a close except by unanimous consent or the concurrence of three-fifths (60) of the Senators duly chosen and sworn, except on a measure or motion to amend the Senate rules, in which case the necessary affirmative vote shall be two-thirds (66) of the Senators present and voting.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 51: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow debate to be closed on any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate only by unanimous consent or the concurrence of three-fifths of the Senators.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-51/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 51: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow debate to be closed on any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate only by unanimous consent or the concurrence of three-fifths of the Senators.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-51/.
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H.J. Res. 51, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-51/.
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[H.J. Res. 51: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to allow debate to be closed on any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the Senate only by unanimous consent or the concurrence of three-fifths of the Senators.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HJRES-51/)
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