119-SRES-627 DC Insider Whip Count Analysis

1) Breakdown: support/opposition by party and caucus

Bottom line: the measure passed by unanimous consent on April 15, 2026, after the Senate discharged Judiciary and agreed to the resolution and preamble—no recorded opposition. ([senate.gov](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/floor_activity/04_15_2026_Senate_Floor.htm))

• Sponsor: Sen. Rick Scott (R‑FL). Original bipartisan cosponsors included Sens. Mark Kelly (D‑AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D‑NY), Raphael Warnock (D‑GA), Richard Blumenthal (D‑CT), Susan Collins (R‑ME), Marsha Blackburn (R‑TN), Mike Rounds (R‑SD), and Ashley Moody (R‑FL). ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119sres627is?utm_source=openai))
• The chamber’s partisan context: Republicans hold the majority in the 119th Senate; John Thune is Majority Leader and Chuck Schumer is Minority Leader. ([senate.gov](https://www.senate.gov/senators/majority-minority-leaders.htm?utm_source=openai))
• Institutional context: this is a simple Senate resolution (S.Res.), which does not go to the House or the President and does not have the force of law—so Senate support alone determines the outcome. ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/help/bills?utm_source=openai))
• Recent precedent: the 2025 Slam the Scam Day resolution (S.Res. 118) also cleared the Senate by UC, signaling routine bipartisan treatment. ([congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/118?utm_source=openai))

2) Key legislators and signals

• Rick Scott (R‑FL) and Mark Kelly (D‑AZ) were the bipartisan leads; both publicly promoted the effort through SSA/SSA OIG and the Senate Aging Committee, reinforcing cross‑party buy‑in. ([oig.ssa.gov](https://oig.ssa.gov/news-releases/2026-03-05-united-states-senate-introduces-resolution-in-support-of-national-slam-the-scam-day/?utm_source=openai))
• Judiciary involvement was purely procedural; on the floor the committee was discharged by UC—an indicator that neither majority nor minority intended to expend leverage on this item. ([senate.gov](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/floor_activity/04_15_2026_Senate_Floor.htm))
• No “holds” or floor objections surfaced; UC passage means any single senator could have derailed it, but none did. The floor log records a clean UC sequence. ([senate.gov](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/floor_activity/04_15_2026_Senate_Floor.htm))

3) Leadership influence and procedure

• Majority Leader John Thune’s office controls floor time; noncontroversial commemoratives typically move by UC blocks. The official floor file for April 15 shows S.Res. 627 taken up and agreed to by UC the same day. ([senate.gov](https://www.senate.gov/senators/majority-minority-leaders.htm?utm_source=openai))
• Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley (R‑IA) oversees the committee of referral; discharge by UC reflected leadership’s decision to clear the calendar without markup. ([judiciary.senate.gov](https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-resumes-judiciary-committee-chairmanship?utm_source=openai))
• As a simple Senate resolution, there was no cross‑chamber or White House path to manage; once UC was granted, the measure was finished. ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/help/bills?utm_source=openai))
• External validators: SSA and SSA OIG actively promote “Slam the Scam Day,” supplying nonpartisan air cover that reduces political friction for senators in both parties. ([oig.ssa.gov](https://oig.ssa.gov/news-releases/2026-02-11-scammers-are-evolving%E2%80%94our-defense-must-too-join-the-7th-annual-national-slam-the-scam-day-on-march-5-2026/?utm_source=openai))

4) Assessment: likelihood of passage

Result: enacted (in Senate) on April 15, 2026 by UC. If forecasting prior to floor action, expected passage was high given bipartisan cosponsors, prior‑year UC precedent, and no policy effects triggering partisan splits. Confidence: high. ([senate.gov](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/floor_activity/04_15_2026_Senate_Floor.htm))

5) Sourcing (primary references)

• S.Res. 627 text and cosponsors (GovInfo). ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119sres627is?utm_source=openai))
• Senate floor activity log for April 15, 2026 (discharge + UC agreement). ([senate.gov](https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/floor_activity/04_15_2026_Senate_Floor.htm))
• Simple resolutions do not require House/President (GovInfo help). ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/help/bills?utm_source=openai))
• Senate leadership (Thune/Schumer). ([senate.gov](https://www.senate.gov/senators/majority-minority-leaders.htm?utm_source=openai))
• Judiciary chair (Grassley) and 119th organization. ([judiciary.senate.gov](https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-resumes-judiciary-committee-chairmanship?utm_source=openai))
• Prior‑year Slam the Scam resolution (S.Res. 118) agreed to by UC. ([congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/118?utm_source=openai))
• SSA OIG/SSA campaign materials backing “Slam the Scam Day.” ([oig.ssa.gov](https://oig.ssa.gov/news-releases/2026-03-05-united-states-senate-introduces-resolution-in-support-of-national-slam-the-scam-day/?utm_source=openai))