Key Votes
S 1257 - District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007 - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Ben Nelson voted Yea (Cloture Vote) on this legislation.
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- S 1257 - District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007
- HB 2433 - Relating to Bail Bond Agent Lists
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Cloture Not Invoked (Senate) (57-42) - Sept. 18, 2007 (Key vote)
Title: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007
Vote to invoke cloture on a bill that increases membership by two in the House of Representatives to 437 by adding seats in the District of Columbia and Utah, to become effective in the 111th Congress.
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.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - May 1, 2007
Title: District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007
Sponsors
- Joseph I. 'Joe' Lieberman (CT - I) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Robert F. 'Bob' Bennett (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara Boxer (CA - D)
- Thomas Richard 'Tom' Carper (DE - D)
- Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher J. 'Chris' Dodd (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Richard J. 'Dick' Durbin (IL - D)
- Russell D. 'Russ' Feingold (WI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA - D)
- Orrin G. Hatch (UT - R)
- Edward M. 'Ted' Kennedy Sr. (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Forbes Kerry (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mary L. Landrieu (LA - D)
- Patrick J. Leahy (VT - D)
- Carl Levin (MI - D)
- Claire McCaskill (MO - D)
- Robert 'Bob' Menendez (NJ - D)
- Barbara A. Mikulski (MD - D)
- Barack Hussein Obama II (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Lunsford Pryor (AR - D)
- Bernard 'Bernie' Sanders (VT - I)
