Minority Rights and Senate Procedures

Schneider, Judy

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    Senate rules and procedure;    Cloture;    Legislative amendments;    Science Policy;   

RP-ID  :  RL30850
RP-ID  :  RL30850_2005Aug22

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the nature of Senate procedures and various opportunities that the minority has to influence the process. The rules of the Senate emphasize the rights and prerogatives of individual Senators and, therefore, minority groups of Senators. The Senate's rules also are a source of other minority rights, including the right to propose non-germane amendments to most bills and to prevent bills from being referred to committees that might not consider and report them.