House Report S. Rpt. Senate Report A document setting forth a committee's explanation of its action regarding legislation referred to it. House and Senate reports are assigned a number which includes the number of the Congress during which they are published, i.e., H. Rpt. 103-40 refers to a report created in the House during the 103d Congress. Conference reports are numbered and designated in the same way as regular House and Senate Reports.
Most reports favor a bill's passage although a bill can be reported without recommendation.
When a committee report is not unanimous, the dissenting committee members may file a statement of their views, called Minority Views and referred to as a Minority Report. A reported version of a bill will include language referencing the applicable report number. This term is used to describe concurrent or simple resolutions. The motion or petition, requires signatures of 218 House Members or two-thirds of the Senate. After debate, a bill is voted on and passed by one of the two congressional chambers.