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650 bipartisan bills are stuck in the Senate and 2 senators have a plan to free them

Daines and Merkley proposed procedural changes intended to speed consideration of bipartisan bills.

650 bipartisan bills are stuck in the Senate and 2 senators have a plan to free them
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This article1 analysis · Oct 9, 2026
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Senators Steve Daines and Jeff Merkley proposed Senate rule changes to speed consideration of bipartisan bills, including a fast-track process for measures with bipartisan committee support. The article says more than 650 bipartisan bills have cleared committees but have not reached the full Senate for a vote.

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Daines and Merkley Propose Senate Rules Changes

Steve Daines and Jeff Merkley proposed bipartisan changes to Senate rules intended to speed consideration of legislation. Center outlets describe the proposal as a bipartisan effort to speed Senate business, detailing its procedures and prospects for adoption. Right-leaning outlets also emphasize faster movement of bipartisan bills, while National Review explicitly endorses the package’s cross-party bargaining rationale.

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