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If the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is part of the majority, he or she gets to write the _______.
Billy Hagenes
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What is the procedure in the Senate to limit debate on a bill called?
people are calling it the filibuster, but it's actually the cloture, think of it as closing the debate.
What is a cloture?
A procedure used in the senate to limit debate on a bill
The senate is reluctant to use what to limit debate?
cloture
What do three fifths of the full senate have to vote for to limit debate?
cloture
How much time do senators usually have to debate a bill on the floor of the senate?
The Senate does not have a time limit. The only real time limit for the Senate is that they have to vote on the bill before that Congressional session ends. If the session ends before the bill is sent to the President's desk, for any reason whatsoever (no matter how trivial the reason is), then the bill "dies," and they have to start all over the next January (when the next session begins). This often leads to abuse, which is called a "filibuster," where one Senator who opposes a bill will attempt to just talk endlessly until the bill is withdrawn, or the session ends. To combat a filibuster, 3/5 of the Senate (currently, sixty Senators) can invoke a "cloture," which limits a bill to one hour of debate. This is the only time the Senate has a time limit other than the Congressional session.
Who in the House can limit the amount of time to debate a bill.?
No one in the White House can limit the amount of time to debate a bill. The rules governing it are specific to the House and Senate, which are not part of the Executive Branch like the President (who lives in the White House).
What do you call unlimited debate in the Senate that can kill a bill?
filibuster
Who calls a bill to debate on the floor?
The House Rules Committee places the bill on a calendar for floor debate in the House or the Senate.
Who limits the amount of time to debate a bill?
The speaker can limit the time.
What happens to a bill after it goes to committee?
Most bills goes to the Rules Committee. This committee sets conditions for debate and amendment when the whole House meets on the bill. In the Senate, the leader of the majority party set the schedule for debate by the whole Senate.
Why is a 60 vote majority important in the senate?
It requires 60 votes to shut off debate in the Senate. Debate can go on indefinitely (called a fillibuster) unless the Senate votes to shut it off . A bill cannot be passed until debate ends and a vote is taken.
A manoeuvre that limits debate to thirty hours?
A cloture is a measure used to limit a Senate debate to 30 hours. In order for a cloture to occur, three-fifths of the entire Senate membership must vote yay for the petition to pass.
