3.0.0 920 2019-04-11T15:40:34Z 2019-04-11T15:40:34Z Senate S S 2005-04-27 109 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-27T17:37:48Z Presidential Succession Act of 2005 109 1943 HR 2005-06-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. Related bill CRS 2005-04-27 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4409) IntroReferral 2005-04-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N Government Operations and Politics Advice and consent of the Senate Cabinet officers China Congress Congressional voting Department of Homeland Security Diplomats East Asia Electoral college Europe France International Affairs Nominations for office Political parties Presidential appointments Presidential inaugurations Presidential succession Resignation from office Russia Salaries United Kingdom United Nations Vice Presidents Voting Government Operations and Politics 00 2005-04-27 Introduced in Senate 2005-05-18T18:23:36Z 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.

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.

]]> Presidential Succession Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Presidential Succession Act of 2005 Display Title Presidential Succession Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code, relating to Presidential succession. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-27T04:00:00Z 2005-04-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4409) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.