NRA Begins Drive to Stall Crime Bill; Senate Leaders Plan to Counter With Cloture Vote Today on DebateHelen Dewar
no text, nothing for the Congressional Budget Office to evaluate, and certainly nothing on which to vote, not yet," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a Senate floor speech. "So obviously if the Democratic leader tries to force a cloture vote on a bill that does not exist,...
McConnell kicked off floor speeches by announcing if nothing changes in negotiations, a cloture vote will be "no sooner than 1 a.m." He warned the shutdown would be "much worse tomorrow." "Today would be a good day to end it. All ...
Discusses the legislation proposed by Majority Leader Bill Frist to shift more class action lawsuits from state to federal courts in the U.S. Effect of Frist's proposal on Republicans; Nature of the proposal; Details of the cloture vote.SternSethCQ Weekly...
94th Congress>Senate>Vote 55 Date:1975-03-07 Result:56-27 Vote Subject Matter:Foreign and Defense Policy / Foreign Policy Resolutions Bill number:SRES4 Description:TO PASS S. RES. 4, AS AMENDED. Bill summary:(Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #55 (56-27) (Provisions of S.Res....
As the Senate heads toward a cloture vote on President Obama’s $447 billion jobs bill tonight, Republicans said Democrats have “designed” the bill to fail. “They have designed their own bill to fail in the hopes that anyone who votes against it will look bad for opposing a bill they...
Today, the filibuster is used less often than in the past, but it remains an important part of the Senate’s procedures. To end a filibuster, the Senate can vote to “invoke cloture.” Read moreWhat Is a Bicameral Legislature? Cloture is a procedural vote that requires 60 votes to ...
Senator Moses Clapp, La Follette led a filibuster that blocked the Armed Ship Bill in the last days of the lame-duck session of Congress infuriating the President who ordered ships armed bypassing Congress. Then he got Congress to pass the “Cloture Rule” ending filibusters by 2/3rds vote...
Here’s the Senate glossary definition: “The only procedure by which the Senate can vote to place a time limit on consideration of a bill or other matter, and thereby overcome a filibuster. Under the cloture rule (that’s Rule XXII), the Senate may limit consideration of a pending matter...
Estate Tax Repeal Falls in Senate Vote. Reports on the decision of the U.S. Senate to reject a motion to invoke cloture to proceed with the estate tax bill. Suggestion from Senator Trent Lott on ... Van,Dongen,Rachel - 《Cq Weekly》 被引量: 0发表: 2006年 Estate Taxes and Family ...