A motion was made to limit debate on each remaining issue to five minutes.
Late tonight, an effort to limit debate failed 53 to 41.
The act limits debate on the budget to 50 hours, but not the number of amendments.
Democrats offered to limit debate on their amendments to an hour each, or less.
The Senate voted earlier in the day to limit debate.
The vote to limit debate on the welfare bill was 51 to 47.
Sixty votes are needed to break such an effort and limit debate.
The first set of Senate rules included a procedure to limit debate called "moving the previous question."
The vote to limit debate is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
Democrats made a parliamentary move tonight to try to limit debate and force a vote within days.