I will support preserving the Senate filibuster and its 60-vote threshold for passing legislation.

A lot of [senators] feel strongly that we need to keep that 60 vote threshold, and I’m one of them.

Curtis said he is among the senators who believe the Senate should keep the 60-vote threshold.

CURTIS HOSTS VIRTUAL TOWNHALL DURING LONGEST GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IN U.S. HISTORY - Senator John Curtis
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Rule XXII provides that cloture on most pending Senate business is invoked by "three-fifths of the Senators duly chosen and sworn," with a higher threshold for rules changes.

The official Senate rules still contain the three-fifths cloture threshold that underpins the legislative filibuster and 60-vote requirement.

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Standing Rules of the Senate, Rule XXII
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For cloture on H.R. 1968, the Senate listed "Required For Majority: 3/5" and "Vote Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to" with 62 yeas; Curtis voted yea.

During Curtis's Senate term, a legislative cloture vote was governed by the 3/5 threshold, and Curtis participated under that preserved rule.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 128, 119th Congress, 1st Session
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For cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 5371, the Senate listed "Required For Majority: 3/5" and "Vote Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected" despite 54 yeas; Curtis voted yea.

The legislative filibuster threshold was enforced during the 2025 funding fight: 54 votes were insufficient, showing the 60-vote rule remained intact during Curtis's term.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 581, 119th Congress, 1st Session
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AP reported Curtis said: "The filibuster forces us to find common ground in the Senate" and "I'm a firm no on eliminating it."

When President Trump pressed Republicans to remove the legislative filibuster during the shutdown, Curtis publicly opposed eliminating it.

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What's the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?
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The Guardian reported that Curtis rejected Trump's suggestion and reaffirmed opposition to ending the rule requiring 60 votes to advance legislation.

Independent reporting corroborates that Curtis opposed eliminating the 60-vote legislative filibuster during his Senate term.

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Trump calls on Republicans to abolish the Senate filibuster rule
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AP reported that most Senate Republicans did not want to lower the 60-vote threshold and quoted Curtis on a proposed workaround: "the reason or method doesn't matter - it's breaking the filibuster."

Curtis opposed a talking-filibuster maneuver to push the SAVE Act around Democratic opposition, treating it as breaking the filibuster.

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Republican voter ID bill stalls in Senate despite Trump demands
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