Proposals to Reform “Holds” in the Senate

Oleszek, Walter J.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congressional reorganization;    Organizational change;    Congress;    Senate rules and procedure;    Senate;   

RP-ID  :  RL31685
RP-ID  :  RL31685_2011Aug31

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

“Holds” are an informal senatorial custom unrecognized in Senate rules or precedents. They allow Senators to give notice to their respective party leader that certain measures or matters should not be brought up on the floor. This report examines, over a more than three-decade period, a wide range of proposals to reform holds.