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Due to a procedural glitch, the bill was improperly sent to the President and in an unusual attempt to solve the problem, the House passed it again as H.R. 6124. Hence the House Leadership used the suspension calendar to do so. Other examples of suspension bills in the 110th United States Congress:
Two-thirds of the Members present and voting must vote in the affirmative for the rules to be suspended and pass, adopt, or agree to the measure. Most measures that are passed in this manner are noncontroversial and are often bipartisan. In the United States Senate, the motion to suspend the rules is allowed only with notice or by unanimous ...
It was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 21, 2010, by a vote of 220–211, and passed the Senate by a vote of 56–43 on March 25, after having two [citation needed] minor provisions relating to Pell Grants stricken under the Byrd Rule. [1] A few hours later, the amended bill was passed by the House with the vote of 220–207.
Sen. Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican, introduced a bill in the Senate Thursday to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, promoting a policy President-elect Donald Trump backed to close ...
The Republican-held Senate is expected to take up the bill later this week. Among the four dozen Dems who helped pass the legislation were New York Reps. Laura Gillen, Joe Morelle, Ritchie Torres ...
The House passed a sweeping $1.2 trillion government funding bill, sending it to the Senate just hours before the deadline to prevent a shutdown.
An original bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018. Popularly known as the "farm bill" or the "Senate farm bill." S. 982: May 16, 2013 Freedom to Fish Act: A bill to prohibit the Corps of Engineers from taking certain actions to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam, and for other ...
The Republicans and the Democrats could not agree on the inclusion of immigrant protections for beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to the spending bill. [15] The House passed a short-term spending bill. [16] 2018 (2) Feb 9: 1: No [17] Trump: Rep (51R-47D-2I) Rep (240R-195D) Senate leaders reached a two-year ...