Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cloture
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Amending the Cloture Rule with Respect to the Number Required for Adoption of a Cloture Motion
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cloture
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Amending Senate Rule Relating to Cloture
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Rules and AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cloture
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Proposals to Change the Operation of Cloture in the Senate
Author: Christopher M. DavisPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437937209
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 21
Book Description
The U.S. Senate ¿cloture rule,¿ was adopted in 1917, and established a procedure by which the Senate may limit debate and act on a pending measure or matter. In recent years, some Senators have expressed renewed concerns over the way in which extended debate is conducted in the Senate and the operation of the cloture rule. This report provides a brief history of the Senate cloture rule, explains its main features and the arguments made by supporters and opponents of these features, outlines a range of proposals to change its operation, and briefly explains the methods by which the Senate might change its rules or practices.
List of Recent References on Cloture
Author: Library of Congress. Division of BibliographyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cloture
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Senate Cloture Rule
Author: Senate Cloture Rule. Limitation of Debate in the Congress of the United States [by] Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; And, Legislative History of Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate (cloture Rule) [by] Office of the Legislative Counsel, United States Senate
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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Rules and AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cloture
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Filibusters and Cloture in the Senate
Author: Richard S. BethPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437931847
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Contents: (1) Right to Debate: Right to Recognition; Right to Speak at Length and the Two-Speech Rule; Motion to Table; (2) Conduct of Filibusters (FB): Germaneness of Debate; Yielding the Floor and Yielding for Questions; Quorums and Quorum Calls; Roll Call Voting; Scheduling FB; (3) Invoking Cloture (CL): When CL May be Invoked: Timing of CL Motions; (4) Effects of Invoking CL: Time for Consid¿n. and Debate; Offering Amend. and Motions: Germane Amend. Only; Amend. in Writing; Multiple Amend.; Dilatory Amend. and Motions; Reading and Division of Amend.; Authority of the Presiding Officer; Bus. on the Senate Floor; (5) Impact of FB: Impact on the Time for Consid¿n.; Prospect of a FB: Holds; Linkage and Leverage; Consensus. Ill.
Politics or Principle?
Author: Sarah A. BinderPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9780815723516
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Is American democracy being derailed by the United States Senate filibuster? Is the filibuster an important right that improves the political process or an increasingly partisan tool that delays legislation and thwarts the will of the majority? Are century-old procedures in the Senate hampering the institution from fulfilling its role on the eve of the 21st century? The filibuster has achieved almost mythic proportions in the history of American politics, but it has escaped a careful, critical assessment for more than 50 years. In this book, Sarah Binder and Steven Smith provide such an assessment as they address the problems and conventional wisdom associated with the Senate's long-standing tradition of extended debate. The authors examine the evolution of the rules governing Senate debate, analyze the consequences of these rules, and evaluate reform proposals. They argue that in an era of unprecedented filibustering and related obstructionism, old habits are indeed undermining the Senate's ability to meet its responsibilities. Binder and Smith scrutinize conventional wisdom about the filibuster—and show that very little of it is true. They focus on five major myths: that unlimited debate is a fundamental right to differentiate the Senate from the House of Representatives; that the Senate's tradition as a deliberative body requires unlimited debate; that the filibuster is reserved for a few issues of the utmost national importance; that few measures are actually killed by the filibuster; and that senators resist changing the rules because of a principled commitment to deliberation. In revising conventional wisdom about the filibuster, Binder and Smith contribute to ongoing debates about the dynamics of institutional change in the American political system. The authors conclude by suggesting reforms intended to enhance the power of determined majorities while preserving the rights of chamber minorities. They advocate, for example, lowering the
Filibusters and Cloture in the Senate
Author: Congressional Research Congressional Research ServicePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781505903843
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
The filibuster is widely viewed as one of the Senate's most characteristic procedural features. Filibustering includes any use of dilatory or obstructive tactics to block a measure by preventing it from coming to a vote. The possibility of filibusters exists because Senate rules place few limits on Senators' rights and opportunities in the legislative process. In particular, a Senator who seeks recognition usually has a right to the floor if no other Senator is speaking, and then that Senator may speak for as long as he or she wishes. Also, there is no motion by which a simple majority of the Senate can stop a debate and allow itself to vote in favor of an amendment, a bill or resolution, or most other debatable questions. Most bills, indeed, are potentially subject to at least two filibusters before the Senate votes on final passage: first, a filibuster on a motion to proceed to the bill's consideration and, second, after the Senate agrees to this motion, a filibuster on the bill itself. Senate Rule XXII, however, known as the cloture rule, enables Senators to end a filibuster on any debatable matter the Senate is considering. Sixteen Senators initiate this process by presenting a motion to end the debate. In most circumstances, the Senate does not vote on this cloture motion until the second day of session after the motion is made. Then, it requires the votes of at least three-fifths of all Senators (normally 60 votes) to invoke cloture. (Invoking cloture on a proposal to amend the Senate's standing rules requires the support of two-thirds of the Senators present and voting, whereas cloture on nominations other than to the U.S. Supreme Court requires a numerical majority.) The primary effect of invoking cloture on most questions is to impose a maximum of 30 additional hours for considering that question. This 30-hour period for consideration encompasses all time consumed by roll call votes, quorum calls, and other actions, as well as the time used for debate. Under cloture, as well, the only amendments Senators can offer are ones that are germane and were submitted in writing before the cloture vote took place. Finally, the presiding officer also enjoys certain additional powers under cloture such as, for example, the power to count to determine whether a quorum is present and to rule amendments, motions, and other actions out of order on the grounds that they are dilatory. The ability of Senators to engage in filibusters has a profound and pervasive effect on how the Senate conducts its business on the floor. In the face of a threatened filibuster, for example, the majority leader may decide not to call a bill up for floor consideration or to defer calling it up if there are other, equally important bills the Senate can consider and pass with less delay. Similarly, the prospect of a filibuster can persuade a bill's proponents to accept changes in the bill that they do not support but that are necessary to prevent an actual filibuster. This report concentrates on the operation of cloture under the general provisions of Senate Rule XXII, paragraph 2. It identifies modifications (including temporary ones) in rules governing debate agreed to at the beginning of the 113th Congress, but the detailed provisions of these changes are addressed in CRS Report R42996, Changes to Senate Procedures at the Start of the 113th Congress Affecting the Operation of Cloture (S.Res. 15 and S.Res. 16), by Elizabeth Rybicki. This report will be updated as events warrant.
Senate Cloture Rule
Author: Library of Congress. Congressional Research ServicePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description