Debbie Stabenow voted Nay (Cloture Vote) on this Nomination.
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Title: Priscilla R. Owen, Fifth Circuit Judge
Vote to confirm President George W. Bush's nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen, the current Texas Supreme Court Judge, to the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
Title: Priscilla R. Owen, Fifth Circuit Judge
Vote on the motion to invoke cloture on President George W. Bush's nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Louisiana.
INVOKING CLOTURE REQUIRES A 3/5 MAJORITY OF THE SENATE. IT IS NOT A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BUT RATHER LIMITS FURTHER DEBATE TO 30 HOURS. CLOTURE IS TYPICALLY USED TO END A FILIBUSTER.
NOTE: INVOKING CLOTURE REQUIRES A 3/5 MAJORITY OF THE SENATE. IT IS NOT A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BUT LIMITS FURTHER DEBATE TO 30 HOURS. CLOTURE IS TYPICALLY USED TO END A FILIBUSTER. A FAILED CLOTURE VOTE OFTEN PREVENTS THE LEGISLATION FROM EVER COMING TO A VOTE.
Title: Priscilla R. Owen, Fifth Circuit Judge