Michael Cloud (R-TX)
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States Senate's current cloture and filibuster rules are contrary to the constitutional design of two co-equal majoritarian legislative bodies, are non-deliberative in practice, disenfranchise Members of the House of Representatives and their constituents, and disrupt the proper balance of powers between the two chambers of Congress, and for other purposes.
A Republican resolution with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
A House resolution is the House speaking for itself: stating a position, honouring someone, or setting its own rules. Adopting it is the whole process. Once the House agrees to it, it is officially the House's word; it is not a law, so the Senate and the President have no part in it.
What this bill would do
H. Res. 1369 expresses the opinion of the House of Representatives that current Senate filibuster and cloture rules are unconstitutional and non-deliberative. The resolution argues that these rules allow a minority of senators to block legislation passed by the House without engaging in actual debate. It claims this process disenfranchises House members and the people they represent. The House suggests that the Senate should reform or abolish these rules to restore majority rule. The goal is to ensure House-passed legislation receives timely floor votes in the Senate.
Yes
- Scored +5
Does this make elections run better?
The bill seeks to ensure that the votes of House constituents carry more meaningful weight by reducing minority blockages in the Senate.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
Abolishing the filibuster may reduce the disproportionate power senators from less populous states have to block majority-backed legislation.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Restoration of Majority Rule: The resolution suggests that reforming or abolishing filibuster rules would restore the principle of majority rule in Senate proceedings, ensuring that legislation supported by a majority of both chambers can become law (Section 2(b)(1)).
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Increased Accountability: By ensuring that legislation passed by the House receives a timely floor vote in the Senate, the resolution aims to uphold the representative function of the House and the expectations of the voters who elect them (Section 1(e)(1), (3) and Section 2(b)(2)).
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Meaningful Voting Weight: The resolution argues that removing the minority veto would prevent the "dilution" of the weight of a citizen's vote, as legislation passed by their elected representatives would no longer be rendered meaningless by a small fraction of the national population (Section 1(e)(4), (5), (6)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Loss of Minority Protections: The resolution argues that the Senate was designed as a "deliberative check" and a "fence" against the passions of momentary majorities (Section 1(a)(5)). Removing current rules could potentially eliminate these protections against the "oppression" of a majority (Section 1(a)(4)).
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Reduction in Senate Deliberation: The resolution suggests the Senate should move toward final dispositions determined by a majority of Senators present and voting (Section 2(b)(2)), which could change the current nature of how the Senate checks legislation passed by the House (Section 1(d)(3)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make elections run better? — The bill seeks to ensure that the votes of House constituents carry more meaningful weight by reducing minority blockages in the Senate.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Abolishing the filibuster may reduce the disproportionate power senators from less populous states have to block majority-backed legislation.
- 6/15/2026
- Submitted in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Rules.