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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. CON. RES. 13
Providing that George Washington’s ‘‘Farewell Address’’ shall be read at
the beginning of each Congress.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY14, 2025
Mr. B
ACONsubmitted 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.
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 1
concurring), 2
SECTION 1. RULE. 3
On the first day of the first regular session of each 4
Congress, George Washington’s ‘‘Farewell Address’’ shall 5
be read aloud— 6
(1) in the Senate by a Senator designated by 7
the majority leader of the Senate; and 8
(2) in the House of Representatives by a Rep-9
resentative designated by the Speaker of the House. 10
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SEC. 2. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWER. 1
This resolution is adopted by Congress— 2
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 3
the House of Representatives and the Senate, re-4
spectively, and as such it shall be considered as part 5
of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that 6
House to which it specifically applies, and such rule 7
shall supersede other rules only to the extent that it 8
is inconsistent therewith; and 9
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 10
right of either House to change such rules (so far 11
as relating to such rules (so far as relating to such 12
House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the 13
same extent as in the case of any other rule of such 14
House. 15
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