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SPECIAL EDITION: The Politics of Gun Violence in the United States

ORIGINAL PROJECT: U.S. Presidents' Positions on Roll Call VotesPres. T. Roosevelt's Positions:
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A procedure by which a bill in the House of Representatives may be forced (discharged) out of a committee that has refused to report it for consideration by the House. The petition must be signed by an absolute majority (218) of representatives and is used only on rare occasions.

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