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SRES 120 114th Congress Senate Congress Legislative rules and procedure Senate

A resolution modifying extended debate in the Senate to improve the legislative process.

Introduced: March 26, 2015 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/26/2015 S2052-2053)
Mar 26, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Rule XXII (Precedence of Motions) of the Standing Rules of the Senate to consider cloture of debate to have been invoked unless one more than two-fifths of all Senators votes in the negative. (The two-thirds affirmative vote requirement remains for measures or motions to amend the Senate rules.)

Declares that cloture fails, and it is in order for the Majority Leader (or a designee) to initiate extended debate on the measure in question, if the vote to close debate is decided in the affirmative by a majority of Senators voting, a quorum being present, and in the negative by more than two-fifths of all Senators.

Prescribes related procedures with respect to extended debate.

What's happening now March 27, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/26/2015 S2052-2053)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 120: A resolution modifying extended debate in the Senate to improve the legislative process.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-120/
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"S. Res. 120: A resolution modifying extended debate in the Senate to improve the legislative process.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-120/.
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S. Res. 120, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-SRES-120/.
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