Requesting the Senate to adjust its rules to reflect the intent of the framers of the Constitution by amending the Senate's filibuster rule, Rule 22, to facilitate the consideration of bills and amendments.
Latest action · Jan 19, 2010 Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 19, 2010
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Requests the Senate to adjust its rules to reflect the intent of the framers of the Constitution by amending the Senate's filibuster rule, Rule 22, to facilitate the consideration of bills and amendments.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 19, 2010 to Feb 25, 2010, with 26 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-CA | George Miller | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Jan 19, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 19, 2010Introduced in House
- Jan 19, 2010Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
- Jan 19, 2010Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H168-169)
Subjects
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- Jan 19, 2010Introduced in House
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