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A filibuster in the United States Senate usually refers to any dilatory or obstructive tactics used to prevent a measure from being brought to a vote. The most common form of filibuster occurs when a senator attempts to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a bill by extending the debate on the measure, but other dilatory tactics exist. The rules permit a senator, or a series of senators, to speak for as long as they wish and on any topic they choose, unless "three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn" (usually 60 out of 100 senators) brings debate to a close by invoking cloture under Senate Rule XXII.
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What house does filibuster occur in?
a filibuster occurs in the senate
Filibusters are less likely to occur in the House of Representatives than in the Senate because?
Filibusters are LESS likely to occur in the House of Representatives THAN the Senate, for two reasons: firstly, the number of people in the 'House' is 435 and in the Senate there are 100 - the simple fact that more voters makes it less likely for a Filibuster to occur, and secondly, there are and ODD number of Voting members in the 'House' as opposed to an EVEN number in the Senate - again, making it MORE likely for a Filibuster to occur in the Senate.
Can the speaker of the house end a filibuster?
No. The filibuster is a procedure used in the Senate. The Speaker of the House is the leader of the House of Representatives.
How many votes does it take for a filibuster to happen?
The House of Representatives does not have a filibuster maneuver. The House has a Rules Committee that establishes when a bill will come to the floor and how long debate will be allowed. Filibuster is possible only in the United State Senate, which has no similar set of rules. Because Senate debate is set informally, every Senator has the possibility of speaking. A filibuster can occur when an individual Senator refuses to yield the floor to any other member. A filibuster can be blocked through a complicated process called cloture. Although a series of things have to occur in order to invoke cloture, the bottom line is that 60 Senators must agree to vote for cloture and stop a filibuster. So the short answer is - no filibuster in the House, only in the Senate; and in order to stop filibuster in the Senate, 60 votes are required.
How many seats are needed for a filibuster-proof house?
The filibuster only exists in the senate. There is no such thing in the House of Representatives. However, in the senate 60 signatures are required to reach cloture on an issue and stop a filibuster
Where can a filibuster take place?
it can only take place in the senate since theirs a small amount of senates
What house of congress has the ability to filibuster?
The Senate.
To stall on the floor of the house or senate is called a?
a filibuster
Why are filibusters not allowed in the house?
Filibusters do not occur in the House because House rules provide for limited amounts of time for each Representative to speak. In the Senate, there are no rules regarding how long a Senator may speak, so a filibuster may be used, unless three-fifths of Senators agree to invoke cloture, that is, end debate on an issue. The above answer is almost straight out of my textbook. Just wanted to make note of that:)
Can the House of Representatives utilize the filibuster or is it just the Senate?
yes
What house in Congress has the power to filibuster?
Senate
What statement describes a difference between the legislative procedures of the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The filibuster can be used in the Senate but not in the House
