SRES 718 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Constitution and constitutional amendments Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

A resolution reaffirming the Senate's commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called for in the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2020 See on congress.gov

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Sep 24, 2020

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5855; text: CR S5876)

Sep 24, 2020

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5855; text: CR S5876)

Sep 24, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution reaffirms the Senate's commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called for in the Constitution and expresses the Senate's intention that there be no disruptions by the President or any person in power to overturn the will of the people.

What's happening now September 24, 2020

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5855; text: CR S5876)

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Cosponsors 3

Coons, Christopher A.

Delaware · Sep 24, 2020

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Sep 24, 2020

Schatz, Brian

Hawaii · Sep 24, 2020

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 718: A resolution reaffirming the Senate's commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called for in the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-718/

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"S. Res. 718: A resolution reaffirming the Senate's commitment to the orderly and peaceful transfer of power called for in the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-718/.

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S. Res. 718, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-718/.

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