After a cloture vote failed 59-39 on September 23, 2010, the bill was essentially defeated.

The bill failed to pass a cloture vote, essentially killing it.

Both sides agreed that the cloture vote had caused senators to focus on the issue.

Their efforts succeeded on the evening of May 23, 2005, one day before the cloture vote.

Last year he lost seven cloture votes on a campaign financing bill.

The 110th Congress broke the record for cloture votes, reaching 112 at the end of 2008.

The cloture vote failed on September 28, 1998 by a margin of 53-38.

The measure is simply put on hold until the next cloture vote.

"Until we've had the cloture vote, any talk of a compromise is premature."

If, as seems likely, the cloture vote fails, two courses are possible.