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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).
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]
In World War One, they created the current cloture system, which was actually supposed to make things easier to get through the Senate. In the 70s, they lowered the threshold from 67 votes to the ...
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.
The Senate voted on Thursday to invoke cloture on Hegseth’s nomination, which would begin 30 hours of consideration of his nomination. Republicans Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of ...
On Thursday, May 11, Kavanaugh was voted out of committee on a party line vote of 10–8 [12] Two weeks later, on May 25, cloture was invoked on Kavanaugh by a vote of 67–30 with all but two members of the Gang of 14 voting to end debate. [13] Senator Inouye voted against invoking cloture, and Senator Salazar did not vote.
[210] [211] On June 14, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 50–49 vote. [CL 20] Senator Joe Manchin was the only Democrat to vote against the motion to invoke cloture and the confirmation of Ho's nomination. [212] [213] Later that same day, his nomination was confirmed by a 50–49 vote.
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 ...