The bill was debated for over a month on the floor of the Senate.

Even while the bill was being debated, Senate leaders said they did not know how the vote would turn out.

In March 1776 the bill was debated, but ultimately failed to pass.

The bill was debated under a suspension of the rules and agreed to by a voice vote.

Neither bill was again debated before the 2001 Australian federal election.

The bill was the most extensively debated legislation considered by the 101st Congress.

The bill is thereafter debated in Parliament at the time of its second reading.

However, before the entire Unicameral, the bill was much more debated.

The bill passed the Senate through a verbal vote, and wasn't publicly debated.

His committee sets procedure for debating bills on the floor.