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Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States

Key Votes: HR 1585:   H Amdt 197: Guantanamo Transfer Plan     S Amdt 2087: Iraq Troop Reduction     S Amdt 2909: Time Between Troop Deployments     S Amdt 2022     S Amdt 2898: Iraq Troop Reduction Amendment     S Amdt 2934: Expressing Support for General Petraeus and All Members of the Armed Forces     S Amdt 2947: Expressing Support for All Men and Women in the U.S. Armed Forces     S Amdt 2997: Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Federalism in Iraq     S Amdt 3017: Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, Legal Issues, National Security Issues Date: 09/19/2007 Sponsor: Sen. Specter, Arlen (D-PA)

Record Vote Number 340 Cloture Not Invoked (Senate) How members voted (56 - 43)

NOTE: THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT. A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT REPLACES THE ENTIRE TEXT OF A PIECE OF LEGISLATION WITH A NEW TEXT.

NOTE: INVOKING CLOTURE REQUIRES A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY OF THE SENATE. IT IS NOT A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BUT RATHER LIMITS FURTHER DEBATE TO 30 HOURS. CLOTURE IS TYPICALLY USED TO END A FILIBUSTER. A FAILED CLOTURE VOTE OFTEN PREVENTS THE LEGISLATION FROM EVER COMING TO A VOTE.

Senate Cloture Vote: 09/19/2007 : Cloture Not Invoked 56 - 43 (Record Vote Number 340)
NOTE: INVOKING CLOTURE REQUIRES A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY OF THE SENATE. IT IS NOT A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE OF THE PIECE OF LEGISLATION, BUT RATHER LIMITS FURTHER DEBATE TO 30 HOURS. CLOTURE IS TYPICALLY USED TO END A FILIBUSTER. A FAILED CLOTURE VOTE OFTEN PREVENTS THE LEGISLATION FROM EVER COMING TO A VOTE.