Calls for Changes to Senate Rules
Official: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Senate's current cloture and filibuster rules are contrary to the constitutional design of two co-equal majoritarian legislative bodies, are non-deliberative in practice, disenfranchise Members of the House of Representatives and their constituents, and disrupt the proper balance of powers between the two chambers of Congress, and for other purposes.
This resolution expresses the House of Representatives' opinion that the Senate's rules hinder majority decision-making and do not promote real debate.
1. This resolution argues that the Senate's current rules prevent effective majority decision-making. 2. It states that the filibuster and cloture rules do not encourage meaningful debate among Senators. 3. The resolution claims these rules disenfranchise House members and their constituents. 4. It emphasizes that the original intent of Congress was to allow majority rule in legislation.
This resolution affects members of the House of Representatives and their constituents across the United States.