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Cloture
The procedure to place a time limit on consideration of a bill in the US Senate.
Under a cloture motion, the Senate can limit consideration of a pending matter to 30 additional hours. To be carried out, it requires at least 60 out of 100 votes by members of the Senate.
The use of a cloture thus prevents a filibuster - an attempt to infinitely extend debate upon a proposal by making a never-ending speech.
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