How many more HCR votes must be 60? - Democratic Underground

Laf.La.Dem.

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Wed Dec-16-09 11:00 AM
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How many more HCR votes must be 60?

60 votes were need to start "debating" HCR.

I understand 60 votes are needed to stop "debating" - after that vote - how many votes are needed to pass the bill (I assume only 51)?

CLOTURE - The only procedure by which the 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.

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muriel_volestrangler

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Wed Dec-16-09 11:12 AM
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1. 1 more after that - the debate on the conference report

ie the conference in which the House and Senate bills are combined.

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7240157&mesg_id=7240770

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