The U.S. Senate's filibuster generally requires 60 votes to invoke cloture and end debate on most legislation and nominations.
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Cloture is the procedure used to end debate in the Senate; the 60-vote threshold is the conventional supermajority requirement for most matters.
A continuing resolution (CR) is a short-term federal funding measure used to extend government funding, and because of the Senate filibuster, spending bills such as CRs typically require bipartisan support to pass the Senate.
October 09, 2025
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Continuing resolutions are stopgap appropriations measures used when regular appropriations bills are not enacted on time.