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HCONRES.13 - 119th Congress
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2025-02-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Introduced Date
2025-02-14
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This resolution would require George Washington’s “Farewell Address” to be read aloud at the start of every new Congress. It is meant as a ceremonial tradition in both the House and the Senate, with each chamber choosing one of its own members to do the reading on the first day of the first regular session.
- In the Senate, the reading would be done by a Senator chosen by the Senate majority leader.
- In the House of Representatives, the reading would be done by a Representative chosen by the Speaker of the House.
- The resolution says it is part of the rules of each chamber, but either chamber can still change its own rules later if it wants.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 13 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 13
Providing that George Washington's ``Farewell Address'' shall be read
at the beginning of each Congress.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 14, 2025
Mr. Bacon submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was
referred to the Committee on Rules
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Providing that George Washington's ``Farewell Address'' shall be read
at the beginning of each Congress.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
SECTION 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.
SEC. 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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