It was given a second reading by a majority of 56 Tories have ditched their anti-shirker rhetoric.
The bill was given a second reading by 462 votes to 124, a majority of 338, in one of the largest votes of the parliament.
House of Lords business managers have allowed the Equality (Titles) Bill, put forward by Conservative backbench peer Lord Lucas, to be given a second reading this Friday – a crucial step as it means there will be a debate in the chamber, with Baroness Thornton responding for Labour.
The bill - supported by the deputy prime minister and the shadow health secretary among others - has been given a second reading.
The High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill 2013-14, would would authorise the first phase of the multi-billion project, cleared its first parliamentary hurdle when it was given a second reading by MPs.
Shortly afterwards, the bill - also backed by Labour leader Ed Miliband - was given a second reading without a vote taking place and will now go forward to more detailed scrutiny by peers.
Commons Speaker John Bercow has told MPs that the parliamentary rules mean that even if - as expected - the bill is given a second reading it will not move on to the next stage of the parliamentary process.
Shortly after Mr. Mansbach gave a first reading in Philadelphia on April 23, the book's pirated contents swept the Internet.
But the opponents were more numerous than the 126 Tory MPs who voted in favour of the bill, which was given a third reading by 366 to 161, a majority of 205.
His short stories and poetry later appeared in such magazines as Harper's, Partisan Review, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker; beginning in 1965, The New Yorker gave a first reading to all his work, an arrangement that lasted for several decades.
