When the Senate votes to invoke cloture, it

A) limits the amount of time that may be spent debating a bill.
B) means a bill must either pass or fail without any amendments.
C) sends a bill back to its originating committee for amendment.
D) forwards a bill to a conference committee so that differences between the House and Senate versions may be worked out.
E) will result in a bill's failure.


A

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