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About Filibusters and Cloture. The Senate tradition of unlimited debate has allowed for the use of the filibuster, a loosely defined term for action designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment, or other debatable question.
- U.S. Senate: Cloture Rule
The rule required a two-thirds majority to end debate and...
- About Filibusters and Cloture | Historical Overview - U.S. Senate
The earliest filibusters also led to the first demands for...
- U.S. Senate: Cloture Rule
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Jan 17, 2022 · The filibuster was once a rarely used tool for holding up Senate business. Now, it's a regular (still powerful) feature; some Democrats want it changed. Here are answers to your filibuster...
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May 8, 2019 · Cloture, or Rule 22, is the only formal procedure in Senate parliamentary rules, in fact, that can force an end to the stalling tactic. It allows the Senate to limit consideration of a pending matter to 30 additional hours of debate. Cloture History.
The rule required a two-thirds majority to end debate and permitted each member to speak for an additional hour after that before voting on final passage. Over the next 46 years, the Senate managed to invoke cloture on only five occasions.
The earliest filibusters also led to the first demands for what we now call “cloture,” a method for ending debate and bringing a question to a vote. In 1841 the Democratic minority attempted to run out the clock on a bill to establish a national bank.
Cloture (UK: US: / ˈ k l oʊ tʃ ər /, [1] [2] also UK: / ˈ k l oʊ tj ʊər /), [3] closure [4] or, informally, a guillotine, [4] is a motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate to a quick end.
Cloture, or Rule XXII, is a procedure that allows the Senate to vote to limit debate and end a filibuster. Sixteen senators must present a motion to end debate. A vote on the motion is usually held the second day of session after the motion is made.
