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119 · SRES 512 A resolution designating November 30, 2025, as "Drive Safer Sunday".

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S.Res. 512 is already adopted by unanimous consent as a simple Senate resolution; no House or presidential action is required. Composite viability score: 5/5. [1]Library of Congress — S.Res.512 - A resolution designating November 30, 2025, a…[2]U.S. Senate — U.S. Senate: Types of Legislation — Simple Resolutions

5/5
Composite Viability
53R seats
Senate Control (119th)
202512/02 UC agreed
Latest Senate Action
1Judiciary (discharged)
Committee of Referral
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Published
04 Dec 2025
Updated
04 Dec 2025
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Procedural Viability Check — S.Res. 512 (“Drive Safer Sunday”)

Bottom line: this is a nonbinding, simple Senate resolution that cleared by unanimous consent on December 2, 2025. With no House or presidential pathway required, it is procedurally complete and scored at the top of the rubric. [1]Library of Congress — S.Res.512 - A resolution designating November 30, 2025, a…[2]U.S. Senate — U.S. Senate: Types of Legislation — Simple Resolutions

  • Composite Score: 5/5 — cleared the Senate by UC; simple resolutions terminate in the chamber of origin. [1]Library of Congress — S.Res.512 - A resolution designating November 30, 2025, a…[2]U.S. Senate — U.S. Senate: Types of Legislation — Simple Resolutions
Factor Assessment
Chamber of Origin Senate-originated; bipartisan sponsors (Warnock, Capito). High. [1]Library of Congress — S.Res.512 - A resolution designating November 30, 2025, a…
Vehicle Type Simple Senate resolution (S.Res.) — nonbinding, Senate-only. High. [2]U.S. Senate — U.S. Senate: Types of Legislation — Simple Resolutions
Senate Threshold Adopted by unanimous consent on 12/02/2025; no 60-vote cloture fight. High. [1]Library of Congress — S.Res.512 - A resolution designating November 30, 2025, a…
Committee Path Referred to Judiciary 11/20/2025; committee discharged by UC 12/02/2025. Friendly path under current GOP-led committee. High. [1]Library of Congress — S.Res.512 - A resolution designating November 30, 2025, a…[3]U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Grassley Resumes Judiciary Committee C…
Must-Pass Potential Not needed; stand-alone simple resolution is the endpoint. Neutral-to-High. [2]U.S. Senate — U.S. Senate: Types of Legislation — Simple Resolutions
Budget Scorekeeping No CBO/JCT scoring; Congress.gov lists zero estimates. High. [1]Library of Congress — S.Res.512 - A resolution designating November 30, 2025, a…
Calendar Math Introduced 11/20/2025; cleared 12/02/2025 — two-week window inside an open UC calendar. High. [1]Library of Congress — S.Res.512 - A resolution designating November 30, 2025, a…
Composite Viability
5/5
Senate Control (119th)
53R seats
Latest Senate Action
202512/02 UC agreed
Committee of Referral
1Judiciary (discharged)
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Procedural Notes and Context

  • Simple resolutions are used to express the views or handle internal matters of a single chamber; they do not have the force of law and are not sent to the other chamber or the President. [2]U.S. Senate — U.S. Senate: Types of Legislation — Simple Resolutions[4]Congressional Research Service / Library of Congress — CRS: Bills, Resolutions,…
  • Institutional setting: Republicans hold the Senate majority in the 119th Congress; Judiciary is chaired by Sen. Grassley (R-IA), consistent with the swift discharge. [5]U.S. Senate History — U.S. Senate: Party Division, 119th Congress[3]U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary — Grassley Resumes Judiciary Committee C…
  • Action timeline: Introduced 11/20/2025; referred to Judiciary; discharged and agreed to by UC on 12/02/2025 — a standard, low-friction path for commemorative resolutions. [1]Library of Congress — S.Res.512 - A resolution designating November 30, 2025, a…
  • Inter-chamber dynamics: None. House is irrelevant to final disposition of an S.Res. measure. [2]U.S. Senate — U.S. Senate: Types of Legislation — Simple Resolutions
  • Budget/PAYGO: Not applicable; no outlays or revenues, and Congress.gov shows no CBO estimates posted. [1]Library of Congress — S.Res.512 - A resolution designating November 30, 2025, a…
Sources cited
  1. [1] S.Res.512 - A resolution designating November 30, 2025, as "Drive Safer Sunday" | Congress.gov Library of Congress
  2. [2] U.S. Senate: Types of Legislation — Simple Resolutions U.S. Senate
  3. [3] Grassley Resumes Judiciary Committee Chairmanship (119th Congress) | Senate Judiciary U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  4. [4] CRS: Bills, Resolutions, Nominations, and Treaties: Characteristics and Examples of Use (R46603) | Congress.gov Congressional Research Service / Library of Congress
  5. [5] U.S. Senate: Party Division, 119th Congress U.S. Senate History

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