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CRS on Cloture and Filibusters
Cloture Attempts on Nominations: Data and Historical Development, by Richard S. Beth, Congressional Research Service, RL32878 (June 26, 2013). [Copy provided by the Federation of American Scientists.]
In recent years it has become increasingly common for Senators to seek cloture in order to limit chamber consideration of presidential nominations to positions in the executive and judicial branches of government. Cloture, which requires a super-majority vote, places time limits on consideration of a matter, and so may be employed as a means of overcoming filibusters. This report presents data on all nominations on which cloture motions have been offered... Continue reading
News about filibuster reform
Filibustery is a website devoted to making the filibuster -- and the proposals in the U.S. Senate to reform it -- more understandable. It is being developed by journalist Josh Kalven. Read more about its development here: From the News Junkie to the Newcomer, By Josh Kalven, Columbia Journalism Review, (February 1, 2011). Continue reading
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