YourVoice.Now Summary
Adopted in June 2025, this resolution recognized C-SPAN's 39 years of Senate coverage — it sets no new rules.
The details
Most people will notice no change in daily life. The Senate agreed to this resolution on June 18, 2025. It marks June 2, 2025 as 39 years of C-SPAN coverage of the Senate. The C-SPAN2 channel first aired Senate floor action on June 2, 1986. The resolution states that C-SPAN2 has recorded more than 43,830 hours of Senate sessions. It also counts more than 169,000 speeches and 23,493 roll call votes. The resolution states that C-SPAN takes no public money. Cable and satellite companies pay for it. The Senate said that continuous Senate coverage matters. It also said live coverage should be available on every platform. That is the Senate's stated view, not a rule for any company.
Congressional Summary
This resolution recognizes the 39th anniversary of the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) providing coverage of the Senate and the importance of continuous, accessible Senate coverage.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Agreed to in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-06-18
- Date Added
- 2026-09-16
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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