Will the U.S. Senate eliminate or reduce the 60-vote cloture threshold for general legislation by December 31, 2026?

- The Senate votes to reduce the cloture threshold for general legislation from 60 votes to any lower number

- The Senate eliminates the legislative filibuster entirely

- The Senate creates carve-outs that allow specific types of non-budget legislation to pass with fewer than 60 votes

- The Senate establishes new precedent through parliamentary rulings that effectively achieves any of the above (e.g., through the "nuclear option" or sustaining a point of order)

- No such vote or ruling occurs by December 31, 2026

- Changes only affect reconciliation, nominations, or other already-existing exceptions

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 and official rule changes to Senate Rule XXII.