FarmPolicy

June 20, 2013

Energy Bill: Senate Update

Categories: Ethanol

On Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Energy Bill by a vote of 235 to 181.

The measure, H.R. 6, headed to the Senate on Friday, where it was brought to a cloture vote- the cloture motion was filed to stop debate on the bill.

The cloture motion failed to generate the necessary 60 votes needed for passage and was voted down by a margin of 53 to 42.

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