Discharge petitions
CLEP American Government, Chapter 9 Discharge petitions A House discharge petition can remove a bill from a committee and bring it toward floor consideration when a majority of House members sign. It is difficult partly because members must publicly bypass committee and leadership control. The petition responds to House committee inaction by testing whether a […]
Holds
CLEP American Government, Chapter 9 Holds A Senate hold is an informal notice that a senator intends to object to bringing a nomination or measure forward quickly. It can delay action by disrupting unanimous-consent planning but is not an absolute constitutional veto. A hold alerts party leadership that the senator will object to expedited or […]
