Definition of cloture
:the closing or limitation of debate in a legislative body especially by calling for a vote
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Current Senate rules mandate that 60 senators -- three-fifths of the 100-member Senate -- must agree in order to end debate and move forward to a vote on a measure or piece of legislation -- a process known as invoking cloture.
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Republicans changed the rules to overcome the filibuster in that case, but a cloture vote is still required to end a filibuster of legislation.
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The redistricting approval was part of session peppered with tensions on issues such as a bill to protect Confederate monuments and Republicans use of cloture to force votes.
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The most common results for a cloture vote are 52 and 53 ayes.
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According to Politico, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has vowed to never demolish the 60-vote threshold for cloture.
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The Senate voted shortly before 11 o'clock on whether to invoke cloture on the Gorsuch nomination.
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But not much in the way of bipartisan accomplishments has happened for a long time, and often enough the cloture requirement is an excuse, not a prod.
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There was no limit on Senate debate until adoption of the cloture rule empowering two-thirds of senators present and voting to limit debate.
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Origin and Etymology of cloture
French clôture, literally, closure, alteration of Medieval French closure
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Origin and Etymology of cloture
French clôture, literally, closure
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