Resolutions
Resolutions advocate for the opinion or will of a constituency, and may be approved or dismissed as the result of an Assembly vote.
Please use the "Assembly Filter" options to narrow your search. For more information on Resolutions, see Issue Resolution Decision Tree (PDF) (prepared by the EA) as well. Archival resolutions may be found on the Assemblies Archive Website, which documents Assemblies History and Records from between 2006 and 2010.*
*Prior years' history in bound printed volumes are available for review in the Office of the Assemblies, 109 Day Hall, during regular business hours.
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| Term | Resolution | Abstract | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R15: Recommendation for Revisions to the GPSAFC Guidelines | This resolution amends the GPSAFC Funding Guidelines are current with the organization’s practices for review, approval… | Submitted to the President | May 18, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R13: Updating Appendix A and Appendix B | This resolution amends GPSA’s Appendix A and Appendix B for a more concise and updated governing document that better… | Submitted to the President | May 18, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | UA R1: Resolution Regarding Proposed Student Code of Conduct Reform | This resolution addresses proposed changes to the student code of conduct, and communicates the sense of the University… | Acknowledged by the President | May 15, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R86: Ensuring Efficiency and Accountability in the Distribution of the Student Activity Fee | This resolution amends the Student Assembly Charter to remove the requirement for individual recommendations to be… | Adopted by the Assembly | Apr 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R89: Approval of SAIFC’s Spring 2026 Recommendation | This resolution outlines the disbursement of $64,045.84 to 4 applications submitted to the Student Assembly… | Adopted by the Assembly | Apr 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R84: Clarifying Standards for Student Assembly Communications Materials During Election Season | This resolution seeks to enact amendments to the Student Assembly Bylaws that will clarify the acceptable content of… | Adopted by the Assembly | Apr 12, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R14: Amending the GPSA Charter to Clarify and Update Elections Procedures | This resolution proposes amendments to the GPSA Charter that clarify the election process of voting members, update the… | Submitted to the President | Apr 8, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | UA R6: Recommending Changes to the Student Code of Conduct to Address Excessive Littering | This resolution calls on the Code and Procedures Review Committee to implement changes to the Student Code of Conduct… | Submitted to the President | Apr 8, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | EA R3: Amending the Employee Assembly Bylaws to reflect current operating procedure | Resolution to amend the Employee Assembly Bylaws to reflect minor changes in operating procedures, update references to… | Returned by the President | Apr 7, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R71: Grade Transparency | This resolution recommends that the University require professors to post final grades on all assignments before… | Returned by the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R66: Reassessing Resolution 21: Approving the Recommendation for the 2026-2028 Student Activity Fee | This resolution approves a new recommendation for the 2026-2028 Student Activity Fee. Readjustments are a result of the… | Accepted by the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R62: Health Vending Machine Expansion to West & Collegetown Communities | This resolution proposes that one dormitory on West Campus and one dormitory on South Campus be equipped with free… | Returned by the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R45: Creating a Membership Spotlights & Accountability Mechanism | Creation of a formal communication requirement that highlights all representative actions over the course of the… | Returned by the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R34: Standardizing Resolution Authors and Endorser Rules | Standardizing the use of “endorsers”, “authors”, and “reviewers” on resolutions. It establishes and uses the term “… | Accepted by the President | Mar 30, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R58: Winter Sidewalk Maintenance | Students have expressed concerns over poorly maintained sidewalks in the wintertime, leading to falls and injuries.… | Acknowledged by the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R52: Expanding College Credit Limits | This resolution recommends that colleges respect students’ decision-making autonomy by keeping semesterly credit limits… | Returned by the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R51: Updating the Bylaws with a Contingency Plan for Vacancies in the Independent Offices | This resolution updates the Bylaws to include a timeline of approval for, option for a vote of no confidence for, and… | Accepted by the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R48: Public Comment Duration | Establishes a one-hour limit for public comment per meeting to ensure efficient meeting operations while maintaining… | Returned by the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R38: Increasing Outreach Requirements | Highlighting that just one forum or outreach meeting per term is not sufficient to serve Cornell’s student body.… | Accepted by the President | Mar 29, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | UA R5: Single-Use Plastic Phaseout | This resolution proposes that Cornell University phase out single-use plastics and adopt sustainable alternatives… | In Discussion | Mar 5, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R70: The Last Straw: Single-Use Plastic Phaseout | Phasing out single-use plastics through a five-year transition to reusable or BPI-certified compostable alternatives.… | Adopted by the Assembly | Mar 1, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R67: Transferring Funds to the Multicultural Greek Fraternal Council | This resolution transfers $60,000 to the Multicultural Greek Fraternal Council (MGFC), contingent upon the passage of… | Adopted by the Assembly | Mar 1, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R12: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Student Lounges | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $37,595 across five (5) organizations proposing… | Accepted by the President | Feb 23, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | GPSA R11: Implementing Special Grants Committee Funding Recommendations on Grants Addressing Novel Programming | This resolution directs the GPSA Appropriations Committee to distribute $156,813.29 across fourteen organizations under… | Accepted by the President | Feb 23, 2026 |
| 2025-2026 | SA R47: Committee Chair Information Transfer | Ensuring that information gets passed down from previous committee chairs to the current term chair, through a master… | Adopted by the Assembly | Feb 19, 2026 |