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prevent filibusters
That would be the U.S. Senate.
When one party in the US Senate filibusters a bill, it takes 60 votes to end the debate. Long, sometimes irrelevant speeches are a common feature during filibusters.
Senate Chamber The Senate Chamber
President Barack Obama
TALKIN FOR A LONG TIME TO KEEP THE SENATE FROM VOTING ON A BILL.
The room where senators debate is called the Senate chamber.
It was first adopted in 1917, after one of the most notable of all filibusters in senate history.
The filibuster continues until the greater majority (60) votes for cloture, or those filibustering stop. Even with cloture, post-filibuster filibusters can be continued by presenting and filibustering amendments to the proposed law. Theoretically, this can continue indefinitely until the senate adjourns. Several filibusters have continued with a single senator speaking to an empty chamber, about unrelated subjects.