Filibusters and Cloture in the Senate

Beth, Richard S ; Bach, Stanley

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    Senate rules and procedure;    Filibuster;    Cloture;   

RP-ID  :  RL30360
RP-ID  :  RL30360_2003Mar28

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses major aspects of Senate procedure related to filibusters and cloture. The two, however, are not always as closely linked in practice as they are in popular conception. Even when opponents of a measure resort to extended debate or other tactics of delay, supporters may not decide to seek cloture (although this situation seems to have been more common in earlier decades than today). In recent times, conversely, the Senate leadership has increasingly utilized cloture as a routine tool to manage the flow of business, even in the absence of any apparent filibuster.