Her amendment was not debated in committee, but will be offered on the floor.

During the whole sitting, only eight amendments were debated.

The last time the amendment was debated, it failed by one vote, and this year's tally is expected to be just as close.

The job of public bill committees is to debate and consider amendments to a Bill.

The amendment due to timetabling issues, could not be taken until the report stage but was debated on the evening of the 12 September 2011.

However, only the original amendment was debated in the Senate when it came up for a vote on July 14, 2004.

All the amendments now being put before the House have already been tabled in committee, debated there and rejected.

Over 1,000 amendments were debated due to party divisions.

Committee chairmen often act imperiously in this way, even though the amendment has never been debated by either house.

Few substantial amendments were debated today, under rules set by the House leadership to insure swift action on the measure.