Senate Resources
Rules XIX (Debate) and XXII (Motions)
Riddick's Senate Procedure (GPO)
Senate Action on Cloture Motions, 1917-Present
Congressional Research Service Reports
Invoking Cloture in the Senate (PDF)
Cloture: Its Effect on Senate Proceedings (PDF)
Cloture Attempts on Nominations (PDF)
Filibusters and Cloture in the Senate (PDF)
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