Likely helped
- No clear beneficiaries surfaced yet.
S. Con. Res. 59 (110th)Bill Overview
Congress Sense: joint custody laws for fit parents should be…
Concurrent Resolutiondomestic policy
Current stageIntroduced
Introduced
Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that joint custody laws for fit parents should be passed by each State, so that more children are raised with the benefits of having a father and a mother in their lives.
Why people may split
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Watch point
The next hurdle is moving beyond introduction and attracting a viable coalition.
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that joint custody laws for fit parents should be passed by each State, so that more children are raised with the benefits of having a father and a mother in their lives.
Passage22/100
The next-step coalition for this bill is still unclear.
CredibilityPartial
How solid the drafting looks.
Contention—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
02 · What it does
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
Likely benefits vs burdens0% / 100%
Likely helpedLikely burdened
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Likely burdened
- No clear downsides surfaced yet.
03 · Why people split
Why the argument around this bill splits.
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Progressive—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Centrist—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Conservative—
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
04 · Can it pass?
The path through Congress.
Introduced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Committee
Still ahead
Floor
Still ahead
President
Still ahead
Law
Still ahead
Passage likelihood22/100
The next-step coalition for this bill is still unclear.
Why this could stall
- The next hurdle is moving beyond introduction and attracting a viable coalition.
05 · Recent votes
Recent votes on the bill.
No vote history yet
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
06 · Go deeper
Go deeper than the headline read.
Included on this page
The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
The next-step coalition for this bill is still unclear.
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