Senate Democrats have proposed significant reform of Senate rules that can be adopted by majority vote. Here are some of the proposals:
— Eliminate the filibuster on motions to proceed, but provide for a two-hour debate on such a motion. The effect would be to allow such a motion to be adopted by a ma-jority vote rather than requiring 60 votes, as now can be done.
— Eliminates secret holds. Today any senator can prevent action on any piece of legislation without identifying himself in public or giving any reason for the hold. Secret holds have been used to prevent…
Secret holds and silent filibusters targets of reform
