All articles tagged with #unanimous consent
The CLARITY Act vanishes from Monday’s Senate agenda, setting a 72‑hour countdown to secure floor time before the Aug. 10 recess; movement hinges on a Wednesday cloture filing, a potential Friday vote, or faster paths via a bipartisan petition or unanimous consent, with the exact vehicle and votes still uncertain.
House-approved a two-month DHS stopgap sets up a Senate test of unanimous-consent passage; a single objection could keep the department funded only after an April mid-recess, prolonging the shutdown. Meanwhile, TSA officers are beginning to receive emergency pay under an executive order, though not all workers have been paid, and airports warn of longer security lines as travelers are urged to arrive early during the shutdown (now about 45 days in).