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S.J.Res. 196119th CongressEducation
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations".
Sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) · 8 active : 7 Democrats, 1 Independent
Latest action: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 52. Record Vote Number: 190. (CR S3193)
Where it standsBefore the Senate9 senators score as swing votes
Hasn’t passed either chamber
- Senate: next
- House: not yet
- President: not yet
Summary
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Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions · SenateDischarged from · Referred to
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Department of Education
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Higher education
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Senate
- Student aid and college costs
How the Senate breaks down
- 9Swing 70–100
- 57Middle 30–70
- 34Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
8 activeShow all 8 cosponsors
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (D-MD)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
- Tim Kaine (D-VA)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
