In United States parliamentary procedure, a discharge petition is a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without...

However, discharge petitions are rarely successful, as a member of the majority party defying their party's leadership by signing a discharge petition can...

punishment is imposed Bankruptcy discharge, the injunction that bars acts to enforce certain debts Discharge petition, the process of bringing a bill out...

discharge petition in bid to bypass GOP on debt limit". May 17, 2023. Archived from the original on May 17, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023. "Discharge Petition...

A military discharge is given when a member of the armed forces is released from their obligation to serve. Each country's military has different types...

the tabling and wording of new law, procedures such as the House discharge petition process (the process of bringing a bill onto the floor without a committee...

the bill and that the petition would acquire the necessary signatures. To avert the humiliation of a successful discharge petition, Chairman Smith relented...

groups. When a committee refuses to vote a bill out of committee, a discharge petition can be passed by the broader membership. The specifics vary from state...

function is indispensable to Congress, procedures such as the House discharge petition process (the process of bringing a bill onto the floor without a committee...

the Violence Against Women Act. In September 2014, Polis filed a discharge petition to bring the LGBT Employment Non-Discrimination Act to the floor of...

dirty politics could really be. With the help of her friends, Elle's discharge petition is successful, and Bruiser's Bill is brought to the floor of the House...

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pass the bill in the House. In just the second successful use of the discharge petition since the 1980s, a mixture of Democrats and Republicans defied Speaker...

groups. When a committee refuses to vote a bill out of committee, a discharge petition can be passed by the broader membership. The specifics vary from state...

an absolute majority of Representatives sign a petition in support of doing so. The discharge petition was not successfully used again until 2015. In...

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2024). "Ken Buck's parting gift to GOP: Signing Democrats' Ukraine discharge petition". Axios. Retrieved March 22, 2024. "Ken Buck's Issue Positions (Political...

News Minute. 6 June 2018. "Setback for Nithyananda as SC dismisses discharge petition plea". India Today. 1 June 2018. "Rape case: Karnataka HC cancels...

vote on a discharge petition designed to permit debate on the proposed amendment. The amendment came closest to overcoming a discharge petition on January...

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110 signatures on a discharge petition for the Beck-Linthicum resolution. The "wets" secured the required 145 signatures for discharge on March 1. The Beck-Linthicum...

support a discharge petition, which would force the bill onto the House floor. Facing the possibility of being bypassed by a discharge petition, the House...

rating higher than three Democrats. In March 2024, Fitzpatrick filed a discharge petition for the bipartisan Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act, which...

accomplished either through a discharge of the debt or through a restructuring of the debt. When a debtor files a voluntary petition, their bankruptcy case commences...

discharge petitions to try to bring minority priorities to the floor. If they are able to attract the required 218 signatures on a discharge petition...

passing it in the House. In just the second successful use of the discharge petition since the 1980s, a mixture of Democrats and Republicans defied Speaker...

Committees write legislation. While procedures, such as the House discharge petition process, can introduce bills to the House floor and effectively bypass...

Rules Committee, which had been attempting to kill it. Johnson used a discharge petition to force it onto the House floor. Facing a growing threat that they...

vote. When a committee refuses to vote a bill out of committee, a discharge petition can typically be passed by the broader membership. In California,...

all lower courts, and had power to issue all writs necessary for the discharge of that duty; the justices of that Court appeared to have no discretion...