Despite the efforts against it, the bill cleared a procedural motion in the House, although barely.

A bill that would have opened birth certificate records cleared the Assembly last year but died in the Senate.

As of March 2010 the bills had still not cleared the Senate.

The bill should clear Congress before the week is out.

The bill of impeachment cleared the first subcommittee today, did you know that?

In the Senate, the bill has cleared the committee level but has yet to reach the floor.

The bill then cleared Congress and became law.

In this way, the bill cleared the Senate.

The bill cleared all stages of parliament by August, and came into effect on 1 October 1924.

On June 22, the bill finally cleared the State Senate by a vote of 50 to 4.