H.J.Res. 4

Summary

H.J.Res. 4, “Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that debate upon legislation pending before the Senate may not be brought to a close without the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the Senators”, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.J.Res. 4 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 HJ 4 IH: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that debate upon legislation pending before the Senate may not be brought to a close without the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the Senators.
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 2025-01-03
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 IA  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. J. RES. 4  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Mr. Fitzpatrick  (for himself and  Mr. Golden of Maine ) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that debate upon legislation pending before the Senate may not be brought to a close without the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the Senators.
That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States:
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The debate on any measure or motion pending before the Senate, excluding Presidential nominations, shall not be brought to a close except as provided under laws as in effect on January 3, 2025, unanimous consent, or the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn.
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Sponsors

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) sponsors H.J.Res. 4, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Brian Fitzpatrick

Rep. · R–PA-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 3, 2025

Jared Golden

Rep. · D–ME-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 3, 2025 · Original

Thomas Suozzi

Rep. · D–NY-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Oct 3, 2025

Michael Lawler

Rep. · R–NY-17 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 4, 2025

Adam Gray

Rep. · D–CA-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 7, 2025

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Committees

H.J.Res. 4 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.J.Res. 4 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

Votes

H.J.Res. 4 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.J.Res. 4 goes by 2 titles.

• Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that debate upon legislation pending before the Senate may not be brought to a close without the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the Senators. — Display Title
• Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that debate upon legislation pending before the Senate may not be brought to a close without the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the Senators. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.J.Res. 4 under Congress, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.J.Res. 4’s is Congress.

Legislative Subjects

H.J.Res. 4 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Constitution and constitutional amendments to Senate.

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