It's the fillibuster rule. You need 60 Senators to end debate over a bill. That means someone needs to be able to debate whenever the bill is brought up in session so you have to sparingly apply the rule.
Budget bills, treaties and regulatory changes are exempt from the filibuster because they're deemed essential by the Senate to respond quickly.
Thanks for asking this question, as I wondered the same thing. Appreciate those answering!
Have learned so much over the last few months. Many people have.
Mostly though, we have learned how corrupt our government is!
A filibuster is what causes the 60 vote thing. A regular bill is subject to the filibuster rule. A filibuster is supposed to be when a bill is continuously debated until 60 people vote to end the debate.
This bill was passed as “budget reconciliation” which only requires a simple majority.
They ALL require a 60 person vote in the Senate save for one time a year when they can select ONE BUDGETARY BILL that only requires a simple majority. This cannot be used on bills that aren't budgetary.
It's the fillibuster rule. You need 60 Senators to end debate over a bill. That means someone needs to be able to debate whenever the bill is brought up in session so you have to sparingly apply the rule.
Budget bills, treaties and regulatory changes are exempt from the filibuster because they're deemed essential by the Senate to respond quickly.
Thanks for asking this question, as I wondered the same thing. Appreciate those answering! Have learned so much over the last few months. Many people have. Mostly though, we have learned how corrupt our government is!
A filibuster is what causes the 60 vote thing. A regular bill is subject to the filibuster rule. A filibuster is supposed to be when a bill is continuously debated until 60 people vote to end the debate.
This bill was passed as “budget reconciliation” which only requires a simple majority.
The US Senate website has a wealth of information. It's decently searchable and readable.
https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/voting.htm https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Origins_Cloture.htm
Search results for "filibuster" https://www.senate.gov/general/search/search_central_solr.cfm?q=filibuster
Search results for "votes" https://www.senate.gov/general/search/search_central_solr.cfm?q=votes
Another decent source of info is Conservapedia https://conservapedia.com/
They ALL require a 60 person vote in the Senate save for one time a year when they can select ONE BUDGETARY BILL that only requires a simple majority. This cannot be used on bills that aren't budgetary.