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The House of Representatives passed the DREAM Act on December 8, 2010, [30] [31] but the bill failed to reach the 60-vote threshold necessary to end debate on the Senate floor (55-41—Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment No. 3 to H.R. 5281).
The Maryland Senate voted 27–20 to pass the Dream Act on March 14, 2011, [9] and the Maryland House of Delegates voted 74–66 to pass the bill on April 4, 2011. [10] Along with all Republican state legislators, eight Democratic state senators and 24 Democratic state delegates voted against the bill.
[137] [138] But he voted against the DREAM Act, legislation that he had initially sponsored; it failed 55–41 to gain cloture. [139] He voted against ratification of the New START treaty, which succeeded on a 71–26 vote. [140] He played a role in getting the large omnibus spending bill for the forthcoming year defeated. [141]
The GOP's success at converting a dream Senate map to victories where it counted most will give the party control of legislation and nominations under President-elect Donald Trump. NBC News has ...
The DREAM Act bill, which would have provided a pathway to permanent residency for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States upon meeting certain qualifications, was considered by Congress in 2007. It failed to overcome a bipartisan filibuster in the Senate. [6] It was considered again in 2011.
Efforts to get the Senate to vote on a bill to expand Social Security benefits are intensifying, as the House-passed Social Security Fairness Act enjoys rare bipartisan support but has only a ...
The Senate vote was 78 to 18. Relying on votes from Democrats has opened Johnson up once again to criticism from his right flank, though few Republicans expect the speaker will face any immediate ...
Congress Short title Bill number(s) Date introduced Sponsor(s) # of cosponsors Latest status 116th Congress: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 6: March 12, 2019 Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) 232 Passed in the House (237-187) [5] S.874: March 26, 2019 Lindsey Graham (R-SC) 5 Died in Committee 117th Congress: American Dream and Promise ...