In 1975, the number of votes needed for cloture was reduced to three-fifths of the Senate, or 60 votes.
Sources
- Filibuster, cloture: US Senate rules featured in abortion debate | Politics News | Al Jazeera (aljazeera.com)
- https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/RL30360 (congress.gov)
- https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/filibusters-cloture.htm (senate.gov)
- https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Origins_Cloture.htm (senate.gov)
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