Directory
References
Discover
reconciliation
procedural law
Learn about this topic in these articles:
Build Back Better Act
- In Joe Manchin
…Act was considered under the reconciliation process, requiring a simple majority for passage.) Manchin was widely lambasted by fellow Democrats and was accused of being a tool of the energy industry.
Read More
use in U.S. Congress
- In United States: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)
…relatively seldom-used procedure known as reconciliation, which requires a simple majority for passage. With the outcome of reconciliation still in the balance, on March 23 Obama signed into law the historic legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Senate passage of the bill of proposed fixes proved arduous, as…
Read More