S.Res. 217 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, sent to the Committee on Finance, May 12, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summarySenate resolution questions HHS Secretary Kennedy's fitness
This is a Senate resolution that expresses an official opinion: that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who serves as Secretary of Health and Human Services, does not have the Senate's confidence or the American people's confidence to do his job properly. A resolution like this is a statement of the Senate's position rather than a law that changes policy.
How it affects you
This resolution doesn't change any laws or policies directly. It's a symbolic statement meant to express Senate sentiment. Whether it affects you depends on whether you think such statements matter politically—the resolution itself creates no new rules or requirements for how the HHS operates.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, May 12, 2025)
This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. does not have the confidence of the Senate or of the American people to faithfully carry out his duties.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS.Res. 217
RESOLUTION
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. does not have the confidence of the Senate or of the American people to faithfully carry out the duties of his office.
Sponsor: Sen. Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Introduced May 12, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action May 12, 2025: “Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S2865-2867)”