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Voting Rights Legislation

The legislation related to voting rights, which has been affected by the filibuster rule.

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Feb 2, 2026

Who are key supporters and opponents of filibuster reform?

The fight breaks down into two coalitions: institutional conservatives and moderates who defend the 60‑vote threshold as a guardrail for minority rights and bipartisanship, and progressive lawmakers a...

Jan 20, 2026

What procedural reforms to the Senate filibuster have been proposed to allow voting-rights legislation to pass, and which senators support them?

A slate of targeted procedural fixes—ranging from a “talking filibuster,” carve-outs for voting and democracy bills, a “step‑down” cloture process or one‑off nuclear option, and raising the floor for ...