Presidential Succession Act of 2005

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R CornynSponsor

No cosponsors.

Presidential Succession Act of 2005 - Modifies the presidential succession list to include, following the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Ambassador to the United Nations, the Ambassador to Great Britain, the Ambassador to Russia, the Ambassador to China, and the Ambassador to France.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Apr 27, 2005

Revises the provision specifying how long an acting President shall serve to provide that an acting President shall continue to serve as such until the expiration of the then current Presidential term or until the disability of the President or Vice-President is removed.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Presidential Succession Act of 2005

Latest action (Apr 27, 2005): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4409)

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 27, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.