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SRES 46 112th Congress Senate Congress Legislative rules and procedure Senate

A resolution requiring that legislation considered by the Senate to be confined to a single issue.

Introduced: February 8, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 8, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S634)
Feb 8, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S634)
Feb 8, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider a bill or resolution that is not confined to a single subject.

Permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate.

What's happening now February 8, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S634)

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All 1 Republican 1
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Feb 8, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 46: A resolution requiring that legislation considered by the Senate to be confined to a single issue.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-46/
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"S. Res. 46: A resolution requiring that legislation considered by the Senate to be confined to a single issue.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-46/.
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S. Res. 46, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-46/.
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