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If cloture is invoked, the motion to proceed is not debatable. [46] Under rule XXVIII, paragraph 2 (added on January 24, 2013), a cloture motion on a compound motion to go to conference ripens two hours after it is filed. If cloture is invoked, the compound motion is not debatable. [46] Cloture voting in the United States Senate, 1917−2014 [47]
Under the precedents set by the Senate on November 21, 2013, and April 6, 2017, a simple majority of senators present and voting is required to invoke cloture on nominations. [1]: 12 After cloture is invoked, the Senate automatically proceeds to consider the measure on which cloture was invoked (if it was not before the Senate already).
From 1975 until 2017, the threshold needed to invoke cloture for Supreme Court confirmation was three-fifths of all senators duly chosen and sworn-in (60 senators, if there was no more than one seat left vacant). [2] On April 7, 2017, the votes of Democratic senators managed to deny enough support for cloture on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch.
On July 13, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 50–45 vote, with Senator Joe Manchin voting against the motion to invoke cloture on her nomination. [CL 5] On July 18, 2023, her nomination was confirmed by a 50–48 vote, with Senator Joe Manchin voting against confirmation of her nomination. [CV 6] [68]
An intervening day is required before a cloture vote can take place. [118] [119] In 2017 the number of senators required to invoke cloture on Supreme Court nominations was reduced from 60 to a majority of senators voting. [120] On October 25, 2020, cloture was invoked by a vote of 51–48.
Using his power to invoke cloture — a process limiting debate and setting a 30-hour window before a final vote must be held — the proposed legislation as of Monday's Senate schedule was ...
[8] [9] On May 21, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 66–27 vote. [10] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 66–26 vote. [ 11 ] She received her judicial commission on June 3, 2024.
On February 2, 2022, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 55–40 vote. [8] On February 8, 2022, her nomination was confirmed by a 55–41 vote. [9] She was sworn in by Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby on February 18, 2022. [10] Her service was terminated on December 13, 2023 when she was elevated to the U.S. District Court. [11]