The guillotine motion limiting the debate was passed - ensuring the bill would be dealt with in one evening.
Senators are scheduled to vote Thursday on Reid's motion to limit debate and force a vote on the bill.
In the rare event of a filibuster, the motion to end debate was often filed jointly by leaders of both parties.
The Liberal Democrats intend to table a motion for a debate on the issue by assembly members in the Senedd next week.
MSPs unanimously backed the education committee's motion after a debate on its inquiry in to the educational attainment of looked-after children, on 11 January 2011.
The vote on a motion to end debate had a final tally of 53 to 45 as 60 votes were needed to move the nomination ahead.
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On Thursday, Republicans forced the delay with a parliamentary manoeuvre blocking the Senate Democratic leader's motion to end debate on Mr Hagel's nomination and proceed to an up-or-down vote on confirmation.
Proposing the motion, the UUP's Robin Swann said it was a disgrace that members had to debate this motion, so close had the salmon come to extinction.
Around 800 midwives attending the meeting will debate the motion from the Liverpool RCM branch on taking direct action.
The United States Senate is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a motion to proceed to debate on the annual defense authorization bill.
Assembly parties are to hold a special session on Monday to debate a motion condemning the attacks on Alliance politicians' homes and offices.
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On Monday, the assembly will debate a motion that calls on the Stormont executive to bring forward legislation that would allow for same-sex marriage.
Yesterday's motion to hold the debate was a carefully organised coup - with supporters working hard to line up cross-party support without tipping off the whips.
And the side arguing against the motion carried the day: After the debate, 71 percent of the audience voted to oppose the motion, 23 percent supported it and 6 percent remained undecided.
Sir, let's bring up the motion, and you can debate its constitutionality or its unconstitutionality.
Deputy Hunter Adam resigned ahead of a planned States debate on a motion of no confidence.
Then the House will debate a valedictory motion praising the retiring Clerk of the Commons Sir Malcolm Jack.
MPs will debate a Tory motion next week calling for the inquiry's proceedings to be held in public "whenever possible".
Guernsey's minister for Health and Social Services has resigned, ahead of a planned States debate on a motion of no confidence.
He and his board face a motion of no confidence after debate on the budget, due to continue on Thursday, has ended.
His comments came during a debate on a motion on domiciliary care.
The minister's appearance is intended to be the prelude to a full Commons debate on a motion, probably instructing the government to legislate.
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The foreign secretary was speaking in a backbench-led debate on a motion, tabled by Conservative MP John Baron, which called on the government to rule out using military force against Iran.
Later, Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith wrote to Prime Minister Tony Blair urging him to give the opposition space next Tuesday so that it could debate a "motion of censure" against Mr Byers.
Four experts recently gathered to explore both sides of the issue in an Oxford-style debate on the motion "The Cyber War Threat Has Been Grossly Exaggerated" before an audience at the Newseum in Washington, D.
The motion means the council will now debate the issue at a meeting on 17 May.
At the end of the debate Labour's motion was defeated by 290 votes to 234, a majority of 56.
At the end of the debate MPs approved the motion, which is not binding on the government, without a vote.
Sinn Fein had wanted to debate collusion but their motion was blocked by members of the DUP and the UUP.
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