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Only a simply majority vote is needed for cloture to confirm judicial nominees, but a vote of three-fifths of the full Senate, normally 60 votes, is needed for most legislation.
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Cloture is needed in the [[U.S. Senate]] on a controversial bill or nomination in order to close debate and allow a vote on the bill or nomination to occur.  If there is no cloture, then debate never ends and the bill cannot become law or the nominee cannot be confirmed.
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'''Cloture''' is needed in the [[U.S. Senate]] on a controversial bill or nomination in order to close debate and allow a vote on the bill or nomination to occur.  If there is no cloture, then debate never ends and the bill cannot become law or the nominee cannot be confirmed.
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Explained another way, cloture is the only procedure by which the [[United States Senate|Senate]] can [[vote]] to place a time limit on consideration of a [[bill]] or other matter, and thereby overcome a [[filibuster]]. Under the cloture rule (Rule XXII), the Senate may limit [[consideration]] of a pending matter to 30 additional hours, but only by vote of three-fifths of the full Senate, normally 60 votes.<ref>[http://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/cloture.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>
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Explained another way, cloture is the only procedure by which the [[United States Senate|Senate]] can [[vote]] to place a time limit on consideration of a [[bill]] or other matter, and thereby overcome a [[filibuster]]. Under the cloture rule (Rule XXII), the Senate may limit [[consideration]] of a pending matter to 30 additional hours.  Only a simply majority vote is needed for cloture to confirm judicial nominees, but a vote of three-fifths of the full Senate, normally 60 votes, is needed for most legislation.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/reference/glossary_term/cloture.htm] US Senate Reference</ref>
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== History ==
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President [[Woodrow Wilson]] demanded a way for the Senate to limit internal debate on bills during [[World War I]].  Accordingly, on March 8, 1917, during a special session of the 65th Congress, the Senate ended its traditional rule of allowing unlimited debate by adopting a "cloture rule" that limited debate if 2/3rds of Senators agreed.  If cloture was thereby attained, then each member could speak for only one additional hour before voting on the final bill.
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In 1975, the Senate reduced the required number of votes for cloture from 2/3rds to only three-fifths of members, which amounts to 60 Senators needed to invoke cloture.
    
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[[Category:United States Senate Terms]]
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