H.J.Res. 4
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to provide that debate upon legislation pending before the Senate may not be brought to a close without the concurrence of a minimum of three-fifths of the Senators.
Plain-English summary
This joint resolution proposes amending the Constitution to limit how the Senate may end debate on a measure or motion. Specifically, the proposed amendment provides that debate may only be brought to a close as provided under laws as in effect on January 3, 2025; by unanimous consent; or with the concurrence of at least three-fifths of all Senators. The joint resolution provides that the amendment shall be valid when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states. Under Article V of the Constitution, both chambers of Congress may propose an amendment by a vote of two-thirds of all Members present for such vote.
Deterministically condensed from the official CRS summary; verify details in the official record.
People and recorded decisions
Sponsors, Cosponsors & House Votes
Cosponsor · Republican · NY
Brian K. FitzpatrickSponsor · Republican · PA
Adam GrayCosponsor · Democratic · CA
Thomas R. SuozziCosponsor · Democratic · NY
Jared GoldenCosponsor · Democratic · ME
No linked House roll-call vote is available yet. Senate votes are not currently synchronized.
Official Subjects
Sources & text
Congress.gov data last updated Sep 27, 2026. Automated summaries preserve a source version and generation timestamp; human edits are explicitly recorded.