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S.Con.Res. 5 (117th): A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030.

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Bernard “Bernie” Sanders

Sponsor. Senior Senator for Vermont. Independent.

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Last Updated: Feb 6, 2021
Length: 76 pages
Introduced
Feb 2, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status

Agreed To (Concurrent Resolution) on Feb 5, 2021

This concurrent resolution was agreed to by both chambers of Congress on February 5, 2021. That is the end of the legislative process for concurrent resolutions. They do not have the force of law.

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History

Feb 2, 2021
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Feb 5, 2021
 
Passed Senate (House next)

The resolution was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.

This vote was on passage and it needed only a simple majority to pass. The Vice President had to break the tie, but it did pass 51-50.

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Feb 5, 2021
 
Passed House

The concurrent resolution was passed by both chambers in identical form. A concurrent resolution is not signed by the president and does not carry the force of law. The vote was by special rule so no record of individual votes was made.

Feb 5, 2021
 
Text Published

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Feb 5, 2021
 
Text Published

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Feb 6, 2021
 
Text Published

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Feb 10, 2021
 
Considered by House Committee on Agriculture

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the resolution.

S.Con.Res. 5 (117th) was a concurrent resolution in the United States Congress.

A concurrent resolution is often used for matters that affect the rules of Congress or to express the sentiment of Congress. It must be agreed to by both the House and Senate in identical form but is not signed by the President and does not carry the force of law.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number S.Con.Res. 5. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This concurrent resolution was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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