In the early years of Congress, representatives as well as senators could  filibuster. ... unlimited debate continued on the grounds that any senator should  have the right to ... Even with the new cloture rule, filibusters remained an  effective means to ... In 1975, the Senate reduced the number of votes required  for cloture from ...
Dec 2, 2017 ... Republicans got the votes! They passed ... And a bunch of other stuff. We're not ...  The Senate voted on a tax bill pretty much nobody had read.
May 9, 2018 ... Don't have an account? ... House members use rare maneuver to try to force vote  on ... of Republican lawmakers used a rare congressional maneuver ... of  moderate Republicans are trying to restart the DACA debate in the House. ... That  is a procedure that allows a bill to reach the floor of the House even if ...
Nov 26, 2018 ... The proposals are: 1. Bills will go to the floor for debate and a timely vote when  they receive 290 cosponsors or three-fifths of Congress; 2.
Feb 27, 2018 ... With every mass shooting, Congress racks up an even longer list of gun control  ideas. ... to NICS, and penalize agencies that don't upload their records. ... of gun  rights groups, has repeatedly failed on the Senate floor. .... But last week, he took  to the Senate floor and said Congress members needed to do ...
Says in U.S. Congress, members "don’t even have to be on the floor for debates or votes."