H.Con.Res. 13

Summary

H.Con.Res. 13, “Providing that George Washington's "Farewell Address" shall be read at the beginning of each Congress”, was introduced in the House on Feb 14, 2025 by Rep. Don Bacon (R). It was referred to Rules, and last saw action on Feb 14, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

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Text

H.Con.Res. 13 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HCON 13 IH: Providing that George Washington’s “Farewell Address” shall be read at the beginning of each Congress.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-14
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 IV  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. CON. RES. 13  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 14, 2025   Mr. Bacon  submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the  Committee on Rules    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing that George Washington’s  Farewell Address  shall be read at the beginning of each Congress.
1.
Rule
On the first day of the first regular session of each Congress, George Washington’s  Farewell Address  shall be read aloud—
(1)
in the Senate by a Senator designated by the majority leader of the Senate; and
(2)
in the House of Representatives by a Representative designated by the Speaker of the House.
2.
Exercise of rulemaking power
This resolution is adopted by Congress—
(1)
as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such it shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to which it specifically applies, and such rule shall supersede other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent therewith; and
(2)
with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such rules (so far as relating to such House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House.

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Providing that George Washington's "Farewell Address" shall be read at the beginning of each Congress.

Sponsors

Rep. Don Bacon (R) sponsors H.Con.Res. 13 alone.

Don Bacon

Rep. · R–NE-2 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.Con.Res. 13 went before 1 committee: Rules.

Rules

Rules

Referred To · Feb 14, 2025 · 75 Bills

Actions

H.Con.Res. 13 has taken 2 actions since Feb 14, 2025.

Votes

H.Con.Res. 13 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.Con.Res. 13 goes by 2 titles.

• Providing that George Washington's "Farewell Address" shall be read at the beginning of each Congress. — Official Title as Introduced
• Providing that George Washington's "Farewell Address" shall be read at the beginning of each Congress. — Display Title

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.Con.Res. 13 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Trade (domestic/foreign), Arts/Entertainment, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.Con.Res. 13 under Congress, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

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