SCONRES 2 · 119th CongressAgreed to in Both Chambers

A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2025, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.

Latest updateJan 3, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

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January 3, 2025

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The Constitution requires Congress to meet in joint session to count electoral votes cast by states in presidential elections. Federal law, primarily the Electoral Count Act of 1887 and subsequent amendments, establishes the procedures for this counting process, including how objections to electoral votes are handled and the role of the President of the Senate in presiding. This concurrent resolution serves as the formal mechanism by which Congress schedules and authorizes the joint session needed to fulfill this constitutional duty.

This concurrent resolution directs both the Senate and House of Representatives to convene in joint session in the Hall of the House of Representatives on January 6, 2025, at 1 p.m. The President of the Senate shall preside over the proceedings. The resolution requires the President of the Senate to appoint two tellers from the Senate and the Speaker to appoint two tellers from the House to receive and read aloud all electoral certificates as they are opened. The tellers must present and act upon these certificates in alphabetical order by state, then compile a list of votes according to procedures established by existing law.

Once the tellers complete their count, they deliver the results to the President of the Senate, who announces the outcome. This announcement constitutes the official declaration of which candidates, if any, have been elected President and Vice President. The vote tally and list of electoral votes are then entered into the official journals of both chambers. The entire process follows the rules and procedures already codified in federal election law, with this resolution simply establishing the date, time, and location for Congress to execute its constitutional obligation to count and certify the electoral votes.

Key Provisions

1Directs the Senate and House of Representatives to meet in joint session on January 6, 2025, at 1 p.m. in the Hall of the House of Representatives to count electoral votes for President and Vice President.
2Requires the President of the Senate to preside over the joint session and appoint two tellers from the Senate, while the Speaker appoints two tellers from the House to receive and read electoral certificates.
3Establishes that electoral certificates shall be opened, presented, and counted in alphabetical order by state according to procedures provided by existing federal law.
4Directs the tellers to compile a list of votes as they appear from the certificates and deliver the results to the President of the Senate for announcement.
5Requires the final vote tally and list of electoral votes to be entered into the official journals of both the Senate and House of Representatives.

★ Why this matters

This resolution formally schedules the constitutional requirement for Congress to convene and count electoral votes, which determines the official outcome of the presidential election. The joint session and counting process are mandatory constitutional duties that must occur before the presidential term begins. Without this resolution, Congress would lack the formal authorization to conduct the joint session and follow the established procedures for counting and certifying electoral votes.

● Who this affects

Members of the Senate and House of Representatives, who must attend the joint session and participate in the electoral vote counting process. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, who have specific roles in presiding and appointing tellers. The President-elect and Vice President-elect, whose election is officially certified through this process. State election officials, whose certified electoral votes are presented and counted during the joint session. The American public, whose election outcome is formally confirmed through this constitutional procedure.

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S.Con.Res.2
                                       Agreed to January 3, 2025        

                     One Hundred Nineteenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America

                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
         the third day of January, two thousand and twenty five

                          Concurrent Resolution

    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That the two Houses of Congress shall meet in the Hall of the House of 
Representatives on Monday, the 6th day of January 2025, at 1 o'clock 
post meridian, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and 
laws relating to the election of President and Vice President of the 
United States, and the President of the Senate shall be their Presiding 
Officer; that two tellers shall be previously appointed by the 
President of the Senate on the part of the Senate and two by the 
Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives, to whom shall be 
handed, as they are opened by the President of the Senate, all the 
certificates and papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral 
votes, which certificates and papers shall be opened, presented, and 
acted upon in the alphabetical order of the States, beginning with the 
letter ``A''; and said tellers, having then read the same in the 
presence and hearing of the two Houses, shall make a list of the votes 
as they shall appear from said certificates; and the votes having been 
ascertained and counted in the manner and according to the rules by law 
provided, the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of 
the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote, which 
announcement shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons, 
if any, elected President and Vice President of the United States, and 
together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of the 
two Houses.

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A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2025, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.

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A concurrent resolution to provide for the counting on January 6, 2025, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.

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