On March 12, 2008, H.R. 5563, legislation to reauthorize the national service programs was defeated by a recorded vote of 277 ’“ 140. Because the GIVE Act was considered ‘under suspension of the rules,’ the legislation needed two-thirds of those present to vote in the affirmative for the bill to pass. The bill was one vote shy of meeting the required margin.
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