Proposals to Amend the Senate Cloture Rule

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress--Rules and practice.

United States.

Cloture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2005

Summary:

Provides brief history of Senate cloture rule, which established a procedure by which Senate may limit debate and act on a pending measure or matter. Outlines past and present proposals to amend cloture rule, and presents arguments in support of and in opposition to the Senate tradition of unlimited debate

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Proposals to Amend the Senate Cloture Rule

Publisher Number:

CRS-2005-GVF-0814

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