This is a really sloppy article. "But the amendment fell short by one vote of the required 60 votes to pass the chamber." No, it needed 60 for cloture, to sto

This is a really sloppy article. "But the amendment fell short by one vote of the required 60 votes to pass the chamber." No, it needed 60 for cloture, to stop debate. Pass/fail requires a simple majority in a subsequent vote. "Assuming none of the amendments pass, the final bill is likely to skip the House — which passed its version of the bill earlier this year — and await the president’s (sic) signature." Uh, that's not how it works. A bill isn't enrolled (sent to the President) until the identical contents pass both houses. So, if the House has a distinct version with any difference whatsoever, it can't proceed.