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A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to enable the participation of absent Senators during a national crisis.

Introduced: March 19, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Agreed to (Senate)
Mar 19, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S1859-1860)
Mar 19, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution sets forth procedures that allow Senators to cast their votes from outside of the Senate chamber. Specifically, these votes may be cast using certain technology approved by the Secretary of the Senate and Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper if the majority leader and minority leader determine that an extraordinary crisis of national extent exists in which it would be infeasible for Senators to cast their votes in person.

What's happening now March 19, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S1859-1860)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 5 Republican 7 Independent 2
D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 24, 2020
 D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Mar 24, 2020
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Mar 24, 2020
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 24, 2020
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 24, 2020
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 23, 2020
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 23, 2020
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 23, 2020
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Mar 23, 2020
 R
Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Mar 23, 2020
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Mar 23, 2020
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 19, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 548: A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to enable the participation of absent Senators during a national crisis.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-548/
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"S. Res. 548: A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to enable the participation of absent Senators during a national crisis.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-548/.
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S. Res. 548, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-548/.
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[S. Res. 548: A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to enable the participation of absent Senators during a national crisis.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-548/)
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