unanimous consent glossary term ... A Senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one Senator objects, the request is rejected.
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unanimous consent agreement glossary term ... A unanimous consent request setting terms for the consideration of a specified bill or other measure. These agreements are usually proposed by the Majority Leader or floor manager of the measure, and reflect negotiations among Senators interested in the measure.
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In parliamentary procedure, unanimous consent , also known as general consent , or in the case of the parliaments under the Westminster system, leave of the house , is a situation in which no on...
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UNANIMOUS CONSENT means that all members on the floor agree, or consent, to a pending request. ... Unanimous consent is needed when a member wishes to act contrary to or outside regular procedures. ... C-SPAN Congressional Glossary...
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A request for unanimous consent either expressly or implicitly asks for ... When a Senator makes a unanimous consent request, the Presiding Officer asks, ...
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6/22/2006: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. ... 9/7/2006 11:15am: Mr. Hefley asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the ...
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On Jan. 8, as images of a burning Gaza were being broadcast around the world, the Senate approved the resolution by unanimous consent, without objection.
www.amconmag.com/article/2009/jan/26/00014/
This is a flash based MP3 player application developed by EMazeIndia.com ... Tom Coburn is set to block any attempts at new deficit spending that are made using Unanimous Consent while President Bush is at least taking a hard line on pork in the defense bill.
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I'd first become aware of "hyper-democratic" or "Unanimous Consent" theory during a 1972 seminar with Robert LeFevre. This is the familiar "blackball" system where a group accepts new recruits only if no current member objects.
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I’ve previously been highly critical of the unanimous consent agreement brokered by the Democratic and Republican leadership in the Senate, but will be offering a defense of Dodd’s vote in support of the agreement in the context of the course of events and what alternatives existed in this legislative fight.
holdfastblog.com/2008/02/11/dodd-and-fisa-filibuster/