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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.
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 ...
Getty Images ENDA is the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, and the Senate just passed it. I wouldn't get too excited yet, because unless Republicans lose their majority in the House in the ...
Created the National Council on Education Standards and Testing through the National Council on Education Standards and Testing Act. Pub. L. 102–62: 1991 National Literacy Act of 1991: Pub. L. 102–73: 1991 (No short title) Recognized adult education as a priority of the federal government. Pub. L. 102–74: 1991 National Dropout Prevention ...
The House passed legislation Wednesday that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws, the latest response from ...
In accordance of Rule XXV of the United States Senate, all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating primarily to the following subjects is referred to the Senate Rules Committee: Administration of the Senate Office Buildings and the Senate wing of the Capitol, including the assignment of office space;