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.

H. Res. 1369 is legislation introduced in the House of Representatives that states the House’s view that the United States Senate’s cloture and filibuster rules conflict with the Constitution’s design for two equal, majority-rule chambers. The resolution says the modern filibuster lets a minority of Senators block votes without real debate, which the House says is not deliberative and harms the House’s role. It also says these rules let the Senate minority stop legislation passed by the House from getting proper consideration. This matters to everyday people because it affects whether elected representatives can turn their votes into laws that get a fair vote in the Senate.