Special Note for the Senate: What’s a Filibuster and Cloture?
In the House of Representatives, all votes are decided by a simple majority. Easy enough. However, in the Senate, a bill can be brought to a grinding halt by something known as a “filibuster,” which is just a fancy word for never ending debate. A filibuster, when staged, prevents a final vote from ever being held since the debate never ends. To break a filibuster, or end the debate on a bill, the Senate must vote for “cloture,” a vote which requires 60 of 100 votes. Therefore, if 59 senators favor a bill, the other 41 can prevent it from being voted on by extending debate until the end of the session of congress.
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