• In the United States Senate, a hold is a parliamentary procedure permitted by the Standing Rules of the United States Senate which allows one or more...
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  • (dance), a type of hold in dance Hold (novel) a novel by Michael Donkor Legal hold, a legal ruling or official declaration Senate hold, a US parliamentary...
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    The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. The United States Senate and the lower chamber of Congress, the United States...
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    Congress) into the Senate and it passed on June 3, 2014. Coburn used the Senate hold privilege to prevent several bills from coming to the Senate floor. Coburn...
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    his hold, which had blocked 451 promotions during the previous week; the Senate responded by promoting 425 military officers. But he retained his hold on...
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    used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on a measure by preventing debate on it from ending.: 2  The Senate's rules place few restrictions...
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  • the Senate. While several framers of the U.S. Constitution, such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, believed that the required role of the Senate is...
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    to standing committees of the Senate, and holds great sway over bills. According to the state constitution, the Senate is also the "Court for the Trial...
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    the U.S. Senate is Patty Murray of Washington. The most senior senator in the majority Senate Democratic Caucus and the first woman to hold the position...
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    "Government decides to hold NA election on January 25, 2024". english.ratopati.com. Retrieved 2024-02-29. "Date set for next year's Senate election". Khmer...
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    states that Vespasian is allowed to: make treaties; hold sessions and propose motions to the Senate; hold extraordinary sessions with legislative power; endorse...
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    committee Democrats had placed a formal Senate hold on her nomination. At the end of 2017, the U.S. Senate sent McFarland's nomination back to the White...
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    Illinois Democratic Party would hold Illinois's Class 3 Senate seat at different times. Carol Moseley Braun entered the Senate in 1993 and was the first African-American...
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    The Senate of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Qazaqstan Parlamentınıñ Senaty, Қазақстан Парламентінің Сенаты, [qɑzɑqstɑn pɑrɫɑmʲentɘnɘŋ sʲenɑtɯ]) is the upper house...
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    Minnesota Senate will not hold regularly scheduled elections in 2024. Democrats currently control both chambers. Half of the seats of the Missouri Senate and...
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    must be appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, hold office during good behavior and receive compensations that may not be...
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    The Senate of Canada (French: Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they compose...
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    November 2017, the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Chuck Grassley, announced that the committee would hold hearings for David Stras and Kyle...
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    Ron Wyden and Maria Cantwell sent a letter to Senate leadership indicating they would place a Senate hold on PIPA, citing the threats PIPA (and SOPA) posed...
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    agents and 26 support staff. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the bill, but Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) placed a hold on it. The PROTECT IP Act is a re-write...
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    organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives—since its establishment as the bicameral...
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    the Jedi Council. Jedi Council members hold special status as they appear to have the ability to watch Senate meetings and advise such Senators on various...
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    the Senate unchanged. The membership of the Senate following the 2022 Italian general election: Under the current Constitution, the Senate must hold its...
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    United Kingdom, having an upper house weaker than the lower. As such, the Senate holds less power than the National Assembly; it cannot initiate legislation...
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    The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, and together with the House of Representatives comprises the Legislature...
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    Wisconsin Legislature and hold a supermajority in Wisconsin's U.S. House delegation. Republicans also control the state's other senate seat. However, Democrats...
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    The Senate (Dutch: Senaat, [səˈnaːt] ; French: Sénat, [seˈna]; German: Senat) is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium...
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  • The President of the Senate and another member of the senate both hold the title Mayor (Bürgermeister). President of the Senate and Mayor of Bremen Political...
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    The 2024 United States Senate election in Tennessee will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state...
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    Republicans would hold both of Virginia's Senate seats. As of 2024[update], this was the only time since 1982 that Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in Virginia...
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