Jeff Sessions III voted Nay (Cloture Vote) on this Legislation.
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Title: Extends Student Loan Interest Rates (Reid Bill)
Vote to pass a bill that extends current interest rates for undergraduate student loans until July 1, 2013.
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS
Title: Extends Student Loan Interest Rates (Reid Bill)
Vote to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed on a bill that extends current interest rates for undergraduate student loans until July 1, 2013.
NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS.
NOTE: THIS IS A VOTE TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON A MOTION TO PROCEED, WHICH SENDS THE LEGISLATION TO THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE FOR DEBATE AND AMENDMENT. A MOTION TO PROCEED ALONE REQUIRES A MAJORITY FOR APPROVAL. HOWEVER, THE MOTION CAN BE FILIBUSTERED, AND WHEN THIS OCCURS, A CLOTURE VOTE IS NECESSARY TO VOTE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED. A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY OF THE SENATE IS NECESSARY TO INVOKE CLOTURE.
Title: Extends Student Loan Interest Rates (Reid Bill)