Under reconciliation restrictions
Senate debate on a bill is capped at 20 hours, and debate on any compromise between the two chambers is limited to 10 hours — ensuring relatively swift action.
Not exact matches
The batch of sanctions would be added to a
bill imposing penalties
on Iran that the
Senate is currently
debating.
* The U.S.
Senate debated the
bill late into Thursday and adjourned as fiscal conservatives were unsettled about the effect
on the deficit of the
bill.
«Despite what President (Donald) Trump says, despite what my colleagues here will tell you, the tax
bills both in the House and the
Senate give the lion's share of tax breaks to the top 1 percent,» Sanders said
on CNN Tuesday during a televised
debate with other senators.
Trump
on Saturday also attempted to blame the Parkland shooting
on Democrats» inaction
on gun control, likening it to the immigration
debate and what to do about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA)-- which the
Senate tried and failed to write a
bill on this week.
In response to the ongoing
debate over H.R. 4015 — a
bill that was submitted to the U.S.
Senate for consideration after approval by the House of Representatives
on December 21, 2017 — Glass Lewis would like to -LSB-...]
Reconciliation
bills are privileged in a number of ways, including with a 20 - hour limit
on debate in the
Senate, a non-debatable motion to proceed to the
bill, and a strict germaneness test for amendments.
Debate on the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power)
Bill 2016 is set to resume in the House of Representatives today, with Treasurer Scott Morrison set to move the amendment to the bill proposed by the Senate Economics Commit
Bill 2016 is set to resume in the House of Representatives today, with Treasurer Scott Morrison set to move the amendment to the
bill proposed by the Senate Economics Commit
bill proposed by the
Senate Economics Committee.
With the
debate over the 2012 Farm
Bill currently underway in the
Senate, most of the media's attention has been focused
on how direct payments — subsidies doled out regardless of actual farming — are being replaced with crop insurance, in a classic shell game that Big Ag's powerful lobby is likely to pull off.
The legislation has stalled in the state
Senate in recent years, but supporters this session hope the focus and societal shift
on sexual misconduct and abuse could reframe the
debate over the
bill at the Capitol.
«I have always lived my life with dignity, integrity and honesty; and I can say without hesitation that I brought those same characteristics everyday when I proposed
bills, passed legislation,
debated public policy, and fought tooth and nail to protect western New York
on the floor of the New York State
Senate for the past 38 years.»
On Tuesday, the New York
Senate Finance Committee voted to send the S - 3898 online poker
bill introduced earlier this year by Sen. John Bonacic to the
Senate floor for
debate and a possible vote.
Sen. Rand Paul is holding up a vote
on the
Senate budget deal, demanding more
debate on the
bill which will add $ 1.5 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years.
He's an outspoken lawmaker known for his skills and pointed jabs in
debating bills on the
Senate floor.
Things got heated
on the New York State
Senate floor this week over a
debate on bills that majority party Republicans say will improve school safety.
During a
debate in the New York State
Senate on enhanced school safety measures, Democrats asked the Republican majority to support a
bill to ban teachers from having guns in schools.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had said that he wanted to begin
debate on the
bill and pass it this week, using special fast - track procedures.
And a cluster of first - term
Senate Republicans have been eager to get rid of a procedural vote to begin floor
debate on government funding
bills.
Discouragingly, in April, State
Senate Republicans not only refused to hold a committee vote
on a version of the
bill, they moved it to a separate committee, avoiding further
debate and a vote.
«It's an outrageous thing that we're leaving here today without a real
bill and without a real solution as to how we're going to make sure that we maintain rent control,»
Senate minority leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said
on Monday night, after the lengthy
debate.
The
bill had already cleared the Assembly and
on Friday passed the
Senate, 49 - 10, after two hours of
debate.
House and
Senate Appropriations subcommittees will
debate and amend appropriations
bills, and both chambers will vote
on the
bills and reconcile differences.
During a
debate in the New York state
Senate on enhanced school safety measures Monday, Democrats asked the Republican majority to support a
bill to ban teachers from having guns in schools.
A massive spending
bill to provide money for five Cabinet departments for the upcoming budget year is about to hit the
Senate floor, giving senators a rare opportunity for open
debate on legislation of any kind.
Leading the
debate on the
bill, Ali Ndume,
senate leader, implored the committee
on appropriations to investigate how the funds in the budget would be spent.
The budget had passed second reading at the
senate without a debate on November 24, when Senate President Bukola Saraki referred the bill to the committee for further legislative trea
senate without a
debate on November 24, when
Senate President Bukola Saraki referred the bill to the committee for further legislative trea
Senate President Bukola Saraki referred the
bill to the committee for further legislative treatment.
The
Senate voted to begin
debating the
bill on Tuesday.
The U.S.
Senate moved closer to approving a sweeping overhaul of the tax code yesterday, voting to begin
debate on the tax
bill as Republican leaders continue trying to secure the votes for final passage.
The vote — which came hours after the
Senate narrowly approved a motion to begin
debate on the legislation — is a setback for Republicans hoping to mark passage of a final repeal
bill this week.
Republicans working
on their own version of an Obamacare repeal and replace
bill in the U.S.
Senate are
debating whether to tax employer health plans, a move that would generate stiff resistance from companies.
By confirming that he would embrace the
Senate Democrats» proposal for a millionaires» surtax, Mr. Obama tried to unify Democrats before the
Senate debate on the jobs
bill.
Connecticut
Senate Minority Leader John McKinney (R - Fairfield), left, and State Senator Edith Prague (D - Columbia), key figures in the
bill being
debated presently in the
Senate to repeal the death penalty, talk in the
Senate chamber during
debate on amendments to the repeal
bill.
After the vote
on his
bill, McConnell asked for consent from his colleagues to start the
debate on the defense authorization
bill being marshaled by McCain, chairman of the
Senate Armed Services Committee.
The US
Senate has failed to pass a key test vote that would open
debate on the 9/11 Health Care and Compensation Act, also known as the Zadroga
bill.
In a rare, direct exchange between
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Leader Harry Reid
on the floor of the chamber, both senators vented frustration during a testy
debate on the China currency
bill.
If the
bills are to be voted
on, they would need the permission of the Republicans in the
Senate in order to come to the floor for
debate.
On April 28, the Tennessee
Senate, which had been set to
debate the ballot access
bill that day, postponed that
bill until May 5.
The
Senate is
debating and voting
on the
bill, which is known as the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, this week.
In a rare standout
debate moment for Bush, the former Florida governor sharply sided with Cruz in accusing Rubio of having «cut and run»
on the
Senate immigration
bill.
But it took less than 30 minutes
on the
Senate floor for partisan fights to emerge, with Republicans initially threatening two - hour
debates on each of more than 100 noncontroversial
bills.
Senator Liz Krueger, a consistently liberal voice who represents a district
on the East Side of Manhattan, said during
debate on the
Senate floor that the
bill signaled the death of home rule.
(CNN)- Mobster and crook references aside, the Illinois
Senate debate between Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk covered substantive policy issues, from their positions
on the bank bailouts to the effectiveness of the stimulus
bill.
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan took the unusual step of
debating his own
bills on the floor
on Tuesday, saying de Blasio should have reached out sooner.
«I think we are focused
on specific
bills and not getting into this larger
debate that is clouding the politics,»
Senate Health Committee chairman Kemp Hannon (R - Garden City) said.
The Wisconsin state
Senate is to
debate a
bill fast - tracked by Republicans that limits the influence of unions
on bids for public projects.
The dispute in the House stood in marked contrast to the
debate in the
Senate, where the
bill passed
on a vote of 22 to 14, with four Republicans, including
Senate GOP leader Len Fasano backing the measure.
But after days of contentious discussion capped by a marathon nine - hour closed - door
debate on Friday, Republicans came to a fateful decision: The full
Senate would be allowed to vote
on the
bill, the majority leader, Dean G. Skelos, said Friday afternoon, and each member would be left to vote according to his or her conscience.
Reid needs 60 votes in the 100 - member
Senate to overcome a certain GOP filibuster attempt and open the chamber's
debate on the
bill.
Debate in both houses of the state Legislature stretched from afternoon into evening, with the Assembly adjourning around 9 and the
Senate around 10 p.m.. Both will be back to finish voting
on budget
bills Tuesday morning - legslation that members mostly have not had a chance to read.
The
bill was approved
on a razor - thin 26 - 24 vote in the Iowa
Senate and another close vote is expected when the House
debates the issue.