Since at least 2/3 of the 100 member Senate (at least 67 Senators) are required to ratify a treaty, consideration of the treaty was deferred again.
Keďže v 100-člennom senáte by bolo treba 2/3 hlasov (aspoň 67 senátorov) na ratifikáciu, prerokúvanie zmluvy bolo zavrhnuté.