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S Amdt 1670 - Special Committee on Contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq - Key Vote

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Amendment - Motion Rejected (Senate) (44-53) - (Key vote)

Title: Special Committee on Contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote on the motion to suspend Rule XVI #4, and vote on an amendment which creates a special committee in the Senate to investigate practices surrounding contracts being awarded in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Highlights:
-This is not a vote on the passage of the amendment, but rather a vote to determine if the amendment violates Senate Rule XVI, #4. The rule requires that amendments to appropriation bills are relevant to the appropriation topic at hand and do not propose new general legislation.
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Amendment - Introduced (Senate) -

Title: Special Committee on Contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq


Sponsors

  • Byron L. Dorgan (ND - D) (Out Of Office)

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