HRES 43119th CongressIntroduced

Providing for the attendance of the House at the Inaugural Ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States.

Introduced: Jan 15, 2025

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

H. Res. 43 is a House of Representatives procedural resolution that directs the House to attend the inaugural ceremonies of the President and Vice President. It sets a specific time and place (10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 20, 2025, at the West Front of the Capitol) and states that after the ceremonies the House will adjourn until noon on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, to resume with morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business. This is a one-day scheduling measure, unrelated to policy or funding, intended to organize House attendance at the inauguration and manage the next day’s calendar.

Key Points

1Purpose: Directs the House to proceed to the West Front of the Capitol to attend the inaugural ceremonies for the President and Vice President.
2Date/time and location: 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 20, 2025, at the West Front of the Capitol.
3Adjournment plan: After the ceremonies, the House adjourns until noon on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for legislative business.
4Nature of the measure: A purely procedural House resolution; does not enact policy, authorize spending, or create new law.
5Scope: Applies to the House’s activities on the inauguration day and the following day; does not speak to Senate actions or broader legislation.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: Members and staff of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Capitol operations related to attendance at the inauguration.Secondary group/area affected: Media and security/logistics planning for Capitol events; scheduling for the following day’s legislative activities.Additional impacts: Minor disruption to the House’s regular schedule on January 20–21, 2025, with a formal adjournment and a shift to resumed legislative business on January 21 after the morning-hour debate. No financial appropriations or policy changes are implicated.

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