A "vote-a-rama" (or "vote-arama", "vote-athon")[1] is a procedure in the United States Senate that allows senators to propose an unlimited number of amendments to budget-related measures. After brief debate, the amendments are each voted on in rapid succession.
Vote-a-ramas have been a fixture of Senate budget and reconciliation bills since the 1990s. They are primarily a political messaging tool, as they allow individual senators to force votes on divisive or controversial amendments that would not ordinarily be allowed by the majority leader.
- ^ Lynch, Megan Suzanne (June 23, 2009). "Congressional Budget Resolutions: Consideration and Amending in the Senate" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2017.