The phrase "argued for passage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing advocacy or support for a particular proposal, legislation, or idea.
Example: "During the meeting, the committee members argued for passage of the new environmental regulations."
Alternatives: "advocated for approval" or "supported the enactment".
Listening to his wife, he argued for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment and for a woman's right to have an abortion.
"TODAY is a day that will rank with the day we passed the Civil Rights Act in 1964!" So declared John Dingell, a Democrat from Michigan, on the floor of the House of Representatives as he argued for passage of President Barack Obama's health-reform package on Sunday March 21st.
He nevertheless argued for passage, saying the nation's "economic health and prestige are on the line here".
AGRICULTURE: While the administration argued for passage of the FTA in 2011 by claiming, "The U.S.-Korea trade agreement creates new opportunities for U.S. farmers, ranchers and food processors seeking to export to Korea's 49 million consumers," average monthly exports of U.S. agricultural products to Korea have fallen 41percentt under the FTA.
Perhaps that's why his 1965 address arguing for passage of the Voting Rights Act also contains an even more resonant argument for the government's role in lifting the horizons of the poor.
In an article for Roll Call in 2004, he used the case of Laci Peterson, the California woman who was murdered by her husband a couple of months before she was set to give birth, to argue for passage of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act.
In campaign appearances and in television interviews both men urged putting partisan politics aside to argue for passage of the bailout plan, warning that the failure of the financial sector would have a devastating ripple effect that would cause serious hardships for Americans.
AHF, the sponsor of the bill, carefully hid everything but the condom part when arguing for passage of Measure B. And they misled voters when they argued that the cost of inspections would be paid for by permit fees charged to the studios before shooting a sex scene.
He has successfully argued for the passage of parity legislation to guarantee equal insurance benefits for individuals with mental illnesses as those with physical illnesses.
When President Monroe acknowledged that it was time to consider the rights of the United States in this area in December 1822, Floyd reintroduced his bill, and argued for its passage.
In arguing for its passage, Mr. Kerry pressed his colleagues to look beyond the issue of how the White House had conferred with Congress and to support the mission, which he said was largely aimed at saving Libyan civilians from massacre.
