Unanimous Consent Agreements Establishing a 60-Vote Threshold for Passage of Legislation in the Senate.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Rules and practice.

United States.

United States. Congress.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

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text file

Summary:

Provides background on Senate unanimous consent agreements (UC agreements), which establish procedures for consideration of Senate legislation. Explains recent trend of UC agreement provisions requiring 60-vote threshold to be met, rather than the simple majority ordinarily required. Summarizes function and effects of adopting a 60-vote requirement; reviews language and recent increase in frequency of 60-vote thresholds; and provides list of matters identified as having been subject to a 60-vote requirement, as the result of a provision in a UC agreement, from the 106th-110th Congresses.

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Unanimous Consent Agreements Establishing a 60-Vote Threshold for Passage of Legislation in the Senate

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