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Unanimous Consent Agreements Establishing a 60-Vote Threshold for Passage of Legislation in the Senate.
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- 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], 2009.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Provides background on Senate unanimous consent agreements (UC agreements), which establish procedures for consideration of Senate legislation. Summarizes function and effects of adopting a 60-vote requirement; and reviews language and recent increase in frequency of 60-vote thresholds.
- Notes:
- 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.
- Other Format:
- 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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