House of Representatives votes out hurdle in N-deal
Sridhar Krishnaswami in Washington, Rediff.com
December 09, 2006 01:17 IST
Pushing the Indo-US civil nuclear deal a step closer to reality, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Friday to overcome a procedural hurdle in the run up to a legislation on the agreement.
The House voted 355-55 on a rule waiving all points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill to exempt the deal from certain requirements of the American Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to allow nuclear commerce between India and the US.
The margin of approval of the rule showed 214 Republicans, 140 Democrats and one Independent came out in support and 55 Democrats in opposition.
The passing of the rule means that when lawmakers debate the deal no new amendments will be allowed.
What the lawmakers have done by approving this rule, established by the Rules Committee, is to set the parameters for the final debate on the civilian nuclear legislation on the floor of the House later in the day.
The division on the rule came after a lone Democrat, Ohio's Dennis Kucinich, demanded the ayes and nays after the Chair ruled that the ayes had prevailed in the voice vote.
December 09, 2006 01:17 IST
Pushing the Indo-US civil nuclear deal a step closer to reality, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Friday to overcome a procedural hurdle in the run up to a legislation on the agreement.
The House voted 355-55 on a rule waiving all points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill to exempt the deal from certain requirements of the American Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to allow nuclear commerce between India and the US.
The margin of approval of the rule showed 214 Republicans, 140 Democrats and one Independent came out in support and 55 Democrats in opposition.
The passing of the rule means that when lawmakers debate the deal no new amendments will be allowed.
What the lawmakers have done by approving this rule, established by the Rules Committee, is to set the parameters for the final debate on the civilian nuclear legislation on the floor of the House later in the day.
The division on the rule came after a lone Democrat, Ohio's Dennis Kucinich, demanded the ayes and nays after the Chair ruled that the ayes had prevailed in the voice vote.
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