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

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.

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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