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After 60 days of consideration of the bill, cloture was invoked by a 71–29 vote on June 10, 1964. This was only the second successful cloture vote since 1927. [29] From 1917 to 1970, the Senate took a cloture vote nearly once a year (on average); during this time, there were a total of 49 cloture votes. [30]
Headline in The Philadelphia Inquirer of 16 November 1919 reporting the first use of cloture by the United States Senate. 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.
However, the final vote only requires a simple majority to pass, whereas the cloture vote needed 60. Border State Democrat Ruben Gallego Backs Gop's Laken Riley Act Ahead Of Senate Vote Ossoff is ...
The bill passed the House on January 18, but a cloture vote in the Senate failed 50–49, [14] with 60 votes required to end a Democratic-led filibuster, [15] at around 10:45 pm EST, shortly before the midnight expiration of the previous continuing resolution. Forty-five Republicans were joined by five Democrats in voting yes to the cloture ...
The Senate held a late-night cloture vote for Wright, to end discussion over his nomination. First On Fox: Trump Cabinet Nominee Leoffler Pledges To Donate Salary To Charity If Confirmed.
President Donald Trump's choice to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, Doug Collins, passed a Senate cloture vote Thursday night. The vote was 83-13. Collins will proceed to a full vote on ...
On occasion, a cloture vote has been taken in an effort to end Senate debate and allow a confirmation vote to take place. Between the 1917 (when cloture was introduced to the Senate) and year 1975, cloture required the support threshold of two-thirds of senators present and voting.
Pete Hegseth cleared a procedural hurdle Thursday for a final Senate vote to advance his confirmation to lead ... A motion to invoke cloture, or begin up to 30 hours of debate, passed 51-49. ...