CRS Report on Majority Leader Reid Limiting Debate by Filling the Amendment Tree

Tom Coburn, M.D., United States Senator from Oklahoma

In a memo requested by Dr. Coburn, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) found 41 instances in which opportunities for debating and offering amendments have been limited by Senate Majority Leader Reid or his designee as a result of filling, or partially filling, the "amendment tree". Since the release of this report, an additional instance in which the amendment tree was filled occured bringing the number up to 42.

Read the full report: here

Date	Title
10/18/11	Dr. Coburn Filed the Following Amendments to the "Minibus" 2012 Appropriations Bill
10/14/11	Dr. Coburn & Senator Boxer Request Examination on Questions of Law School Transparency
10/7/11	Current record
10/6/11	If You Like the Health Plan You Have, Your Employer Might Drop It
10/4/11	Dr. Coburn Offers Amendment to Prohibit Foreign Aid For Countries Owning U.S. Debt

Date

Title

10/18/11

Dr. Coburn Filed the Following Amendments to the "Minibus" 2012 Appropriations Bill

10/14/11

Dr. Coburn & Senator Boxer Request Examination on Questions of Law School Transparency

10/7/11

Current record

10/6/11

If You Like the Health Plan You Have, Your Employer Might Drop It

10/4/11

Dr. Coburn Offers Amendment to Prohibit Foreign Aid For Countries Owning U.S. Debt