On the Motion to Discharge
On the Motion to Discharge
The Senate rejected a motion to discharge a resolution on El Salvador's human rights practices on a party-line vote.
The Senate rejected a motion to discharge the Committee on Foreign Relations from further consideration of a resolution regarding human rights practices in El Salvador. The procedural move failed on a party-line vote, preventing the measure from being forced out of committee for floor consideration. As a result of this vote, the resolution remains in committee.
The motion to discharge was rejected on a party-line vote, preventing the resolution from being forced out of committee for floor consideration. As a result, S.Res. 195 remains in the Committee on Foreign Relations, where it was originally referred. Further action on the resolution would require either committee approval or a successful subsequent motion to discharge.