The amendment required 60 votes to pass but fell short in a 54-45 vote.
And watch out for the amendment to bring caste within the scope of equality legislation.
Cardiff North MP Jonathan Evans previously said he will probably vote against the amendment.
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With the amendment in parchment in 1913, Congress made good on the new power.
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Leahy can follow through by introducing the amendment, either in committee or on the Senate floor.
"The word woman or mother is not mentioned anywhere in the amendment, " she said.
Top Republicans were concerned the amendment would pass, according to two GOP congressional sources.
Justice Minister Lord McNally refused to give ground, dismissing the amendment as "unnecessary" and "not appropriate".
Crossbenchers including Baroness Finlay of Llandaff and Lord Owen lent their support to the amendment.
Our guess is the amendment would have received fewer votes in a secret ballot.
Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, acknowledged the vote on the amendment he worked out with Republican Sen.
Mecca noted that other credit unions are already changing their terms in response to the amendment.
The amendment called for recognition of the progress made in Scottish education under successive devolved administrations.
Lott's action gives him the option of calling for a later revote on the amendment.
Seventy-one MSPs backed the amendment, with one MSP against it and there were 46 abstentions.
But the amendment process is also the most difficult and gradual, as it should be.
Opposition health spokeswoman Baroness Thornton fully supported the amendment and urged the government to accept it.
The amendment will be presented to the the full council by Independent group leader Marie Boulton.
He did it for political reasons, in order to win passage of the amendment.
The amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill was jointly proposed by two DUP and SDLP MLAs.
Lord Clement-Jones, one of the Lib Dems who tabled the amendment, welcomed the move.
The amendment prohibits funding for sponsorships of professional or semi-professional sports or sporting events.
The DUP is firmly behind the amendment, while Alliance has now lined up against.
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The amendment tightens up the laws on higher education, homelessness, election campaigns and family rights.
The amendment to the bill will be debated and voted on in the assembly next Tuesday.
The House of Representatives passed the amendment by more than the two-thirds required majority last year.
But a statement from Mr Hashemi's office condemned the amendment as "unfair and unconstitutional".
It is also not clear that Lott will allow the amendment to be offered.
The motion was passed but the amendment fell with 39 votes in favour and 39 against.
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