[Praxeologue]

Subsequent votes to pass and for conference only require a bare majority.

I understand that the filibuster of a conference report requires 60 votes, unless it is a budget bill or if reconciliation procedure is used.

I have seen much conflicting opinion on this on FR over the past two hours.

Does any one have an answer to this Civics 101 question?

[mylife]

This is thew LAMEST historical moment to ever make history, if it does. I Feel a great bit of trepidation in the air.

Lets hang it around their necks

[Reagan80]

Yes - only the budget bill is not subject to cloture (i.e., done through ‘reconciliation’). The reason is that the budget, while law, is considered ministerial, or, the actual functioning of government. All other laws, are ‘simply’ laws; thus subject to the regular rules.

That’s why taking healthcare to reconciliation (attaching it to the budget, as was discussed last fall if they were going to pass it by August) was so toxic.