Advancing America's Priorities Act
A bill to advance America's priorities.
previous 110th session of congressThis is the Coburn Omnibus, containing approximately 35 separate bills that have had a "hold" placed on them by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) during this session of Congress. Harry Reid (D-NV), the Senate Majority Leader, has put all these bills together in an attempt to attract enough support to force the whole package past Coburn and through the Senate.
7/22/2008--Introduced.
Advancing America's Priorities Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to:
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Amendments
This bill has no amendments.
Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| July 22, 2008 |
Latest Vote
| July 28, 2008Roll call number 189 in the Senate | |||
| Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297 ) | |||
| Required percentage of 'Aye' votes: 3/5 (60%) | Percentage of 'aye' votes: 52% | Result: Cloture Motion Rejected | |
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In the News
July 28, 2008 Up for Debate This Week: The 'Coburn Omnibus' and $1000 per Family ...
S. 3297, the Advancing America's Priorities Act, combines 36 bills into one. These bills have been held up by Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK). ...
July 28, 2008 Washington Post Staff Writers
They might be interested to know that S. 3297 is an everything-but-the-kitchen sink attempt to get around Sen. Tom Coburn's hold on the stand-alone funding ...
July 28, 2008 Senate Vote: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297
This is a vote on Cloture to a Motion to Proceed. Cloture at this junction tests whether members of Congress are ready to end debate and proceed to a vote. Failure to achieve cloture usually indicate a bill's future is dim. A vote in favor of
Blog Coverage
December 30, 2008 Tom_Coburn images,Tom_Coburn photos,Tom_Coburn videos,Tom_Coburn news
S. 3297 combined several bills which Senator Coburn had blocked into what became known as a "Tomnibus" bill, a reference to omnibus bills used combine several individual bills into one piece of legislation. [53] The bill included health ...
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December 16, 2008 The Daily Digest Revealed - Windows Live
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3297, to advance America's priorities. Page S10859 Subsequently, the motion to proceed was withdrawn. Page S10859 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act--Cloture: Senate began consideration ...
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December 10, 2008 BobGeiger.com: Today In The Senate
Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 3297, the Advancing America's Priorities Act. posted by Bob Geiger at 12/10/2008 10:51:00 AM ...
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