Tag-Team Hold

In short

A tag-team hold is when two or more senators agree to circumvent a 2011 resolution limiting secret senate holds to two days.

One senator will inform his party leader of his intent to place a hold. Before two days pass, the senator will withdraw his hold, at which time his tag-team partner submits a new hold request.

The senators rotate in this manner, and the identity of neither is revealed.

Written by Taegan Goddard. Suggest a correction Topics: Senate
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Goddard, Taegan. “Tag-Team Hold.” Political Dictionary. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://politicaldictionary.com/words/tag-team-hold/.

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