A resolution notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a President pro tempore.

Senate Resolution 5 is a formal notification sent to the House of Representatives to announce that Senator Patty Murray was elected as the President pro tempore of the Senate. This role is a constitutionally mandated position, traditionally held by the most senior member of the majority party, who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President. While this resolution is a procedural formality, it ensures the continuity of congressional leadership and confirms the official line of presidential succession, in which the President pro tempore is third.