Senate petition for cloture motion
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Senate petition for cloture motion
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1965-05-21
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Description
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In the Senate, a 24-day filibuster of the bill ensued. Southern senators expressed the belief that the bill was unconstitutional and punitive to the South. On May 21, 1965, 29 Democrats and 9 Republicans signed a petition for a cloture motion. Four days later, the Senate approved debate-limiting cloture by a vote of 70 to 30. This was only the second time in its history, and the second time in two years, that the Senate had stopped debate in order to vote on a civil rights bill. On May 26, the Senate passed S. 1564 by a vote of 77 to 19.
