US senators propose bipartisan plan to dilute the filibuster
The gist
Senators Steve Daines and Jeff Merkley proposed bipartisan changes to Senate procedures, including diluting the filibuster.
The rule shapes which bills can pass the US Senate at all.
How it unfolded
- Oct 28, 2026An ASUI Senate meeting ran two hours; bill F26-B15 got about 47 minutes of discussion, and Senator Carter Durst held a 15-minute filibuster against it.
- Oct 30, 2026Senators Daines and Merkley proposed bipartisan changes to Senate procedures, including a proposal to dilute the filibuster.
- Nov 3, 2026People Power Party floor leader Jeong Jeom-sig said the party would consider a filibuster on all bills tabled that day if the Democratic Party proposed its special counsel bill.