Silver Alert has been stalled in the Senate for 463 days.
On February 10, 2009, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 632, the National Silver Alert Act.
Since that time, Silver Alert legislation has been stalled in the Senate one of 290 bills passed by the House that the Senate has refused to act on.
Silver Alert has been stalled in the Senate for 463 days.
On February 10, 2009, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 632, the National Silver Alert Act.
Since that time, Silver Alert legislation has been stalled in the Senate one of 290 bills passed by the House that the Senate has refused to act on.
According to this article in The Hill, Silver Alert legislation is being blocked along with a number of worthwhile bills, many of which passed the House with considerable bipartisan support.
Exasperated House Democratic leaders have compiled a list showing that they have passed 290 bills that have stalled in the Senate.
The list is the latest sign that Democrats in the lower chamber are frustrated with their Senate counterparts.
An aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says the list is put together during each Congress, but that this year’s number is likely the largest ever. However, he said Pelosi blames GOP senators, not Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) or Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.).