• 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    will hold elections for the following offices: President of the United States, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania State Senate, Pennsylvania...
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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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    "Regional and Senate elections due to be held in September". Radio Prague International. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-06-30. "Austria to hold parliamentary...
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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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    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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    House of Representatives. However, the government appoints a Senate leader and senators hold senior roles in the government as ministers of state and members...
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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 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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    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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    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 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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    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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    The Senate of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Qazaqstan Parlamentınıñ Senaty, Қазақстан Парламентінің Сенаты, [qɑzɑqstɑn pɑrɫɑmʲentɘnɘŋ sʲenɑtɯ]) is the upper house...
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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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    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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  • 28 December 17 …". founders.archives.gov. "U.S. Senate: Senate Holds Editor in Contempt". www.senate.gov. "Hinds' Precedents, Volume 3 - Chapter 53 -...
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    papers Democrats hold a supermajority in the Senate. 2023–2024 Massachusetts legislature List of former districts of the Massachusetts Senate List of Massachusetts...
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    Republicans would hold both of Virginia's Senate seats. As of 2024[update], this is the last time that Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in Virginia...
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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 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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    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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    this Class 1 Senate seat was in 1956. If Republicans win this seat as expected, it will be the first time since 1958 that Republicans hold both of West...
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