# Cloture Motions - 99th Congress

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| From January 3, 1985 through October 18, 1986, 41                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.         |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1986                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Oct 15                                                                                                                                          | S.1200 | Immigration Reform and Control Act   conference report | Simpson | Oct 17 | 69                            -                            21  No. 355 | I |
| Oct 10                                                                                                                                          | H.R.5484 | Anti-Drug Abuse Act   motion to concur with House amdts | Dole | Oct 15 | 58                            -                            38  No. 346 | F |
| Sep 30                                                                                                                                          | H.R.4868 | Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986   passage over veto | Byrd | Oct 1 | UC | V |
| Sep 23                                                                                                                                          | S.2760 | Product Liability Reform Act   motion to proceed | Kasten | Sep 25 | 97                            -                            1  No. 291 | I |
| Sep 15                                                                                                                                          | PN1184 | Supreme Court nominee William Rehnquist | Dole | Sep 17 | 68                            -                            31  No. 265 | I |
| Aug 9                                                                                                                                           | H.R.5052 | Military Construction Appropriations FY87   Contra Aid | Dole | Aug 13 | 62                            -                            37  No. 220 | I |
| Aug 9                                                                                                                                           | H.R.5052 | Military Construction Appropriations FY87   Contra Aid | Dole | Aug 13 | 59                            -                            40  No. 218 | F |
| Aug 9                                                                                                                                           | S.2701 | South Africa Anti-Apartheid | Byrd | Aug 13 | no vote | N |
| Aug 9                                                                                                                                           | S.2701 | South Africa Anti-Apartheid | Byrd | Aug 13 | 89                            -                            11  No. 219 | I |
| Aug 6                                                                                                                                           | S.2638 | National Defense Authorization FY87 | Dole | Aug 8 | UC | W |
| Aug 5                                                                                                                                           | S.2638 | National Defense Authorization FY87   S.Amdt.2417 | Dole | Aug 8 | UC | N |
| Aug 5                                                                                                                                           | S.2638 | National Defense Authorization FY87   S.Amdt.2414 | Byrd | Aug 8 | UC | N |
| Aug 4                                                                                                                                           | S.2638 | National Defense Authorization FY87 | Warner | Aug 6 | 53                            -                            46  No. 180 | F |
| Jun 24                                                                                                                                          | PN909 | Judicial nominee Daniel Manion | Thurmond | Jun 26 | UC | V |
| Apr 14                                                                                                                                          | S.1774 | Hobbs Act Amendments   motion to proceed | Dole | Apr 16 | 44                            -                            54  No. 67 | F |
| Apr 9                                                                                                                                           | S.1017 | Metro Washington Airports Transfer   committee substitute | Dole | Apr 10 | UC | W |
| Apr 9                                                                                                                                           | S.1017 | Metro Washington Airports Transfer | Dole | Apr 10 | UC | W |
| Mar 21                                                                                                                                          | S.1017 | Metro Washington Airports Transfer   motion to proceed | Dole | Mar 25 | 66                            -                            32  No. 44 | I |
| Mar 20                                                                                                                                          | S.1017 | Metro Washington Airports Transfer   motion to proceed | Simpson | Mar 24 | UC | W |
| Mar 19                                                                                                                                          | S.1017 | Metro Washington Airports Transfer   motion to proceed | Dole | Mar 21 | 50                            -                            39  No. 43 | F |
| Mar 14                                                                                                                                          | PN876-05 | Judicial nominee Sidney A. Fitzwater | Dole | Mar 18 | 64                            -                            33  No. 40 | I |
| Feb 18                                                                                                                                          | Treaty Doc. 81-15 | Genocide treaty | Dole | Feb 19 | no vote | N |
| Jan 28                                                                                                                                          | S.638 | Conrail Sale   S.Amdt.1437 | Dole | Jan 30 | 70                            -                            27  No. 7 | I |
| Jan 21                                                                                                                                          | S.638 | Conrail Sale   motion to proceed | Dole | Jan 23 | 90                            -                            7  No. 1 | I |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1985                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Nov 22                                                                                                                                          | S.1714 | Expand Export Markets    motion to recommit | Byrd | Nov 23 | no vote | N |
| Oct 8                                                                                                                                           | H.J.Res.372 | Public Debt Limit and Balanced Budget   S.Amdt.743 | Dole | Oct 9 | no vote | N |
| Oct 8                                                                                                                                           | H.J.Res.372 | Public Debt Limit and Balanced Budget | Byrd | Oct 10 | UC | V |
| Oct 8                                                                                                                                           | H.J.Res.372 | Public Debt Limit and Balanced Budget | Byrd | Oct 10 | UC | V |
| Oct 6                                                                                                                                           | H.J.Res.372 | Public Debt Limit and Balanced Budget   motion to recommit | Byrd | Oct 6 | no vote | N |
| Oct 6                                                                                                                                           | H.J.Res.372 | Public Debt Limit and Balanced Budget   S.Amdt.738 | Dole | Oct 8 | UC | V |
| Oct 5                                                                                                                                           | H.J.Res.372 | Public Debt Limit and Balanced Budget   S.Amdt.736 | Dole | Oct 6 | no vote | N |
| Oct 4                                                                                                                                           | H.J.Res.372 | Public Debt Limit and Balanced Budget   S.Amdt.730   Vote No. 203 reconsidered | Dole | Oct 6Oct 8 | 57                            -                            38  No. 20353                                -                                39 No. 209 | FF |
| Oct 2                                                                                                                                           | S.J.Res.77 | Compact of Free Association   S.Amdt.724 | Thurmond | Oct 2 | UC | W |
| Sep 10                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1460 | South Africa Anti-Apartheid   motion to proceed to conference report | Byrd | Sep 12 | 11                            -                            88  No. 175 | F |
| Sep 9                                                                                                                                           | H.R.1460 | South Africa Anti-Apartheid   conference report | Kennedy | Sep 11 | 57                            -                            41  No. 173 | F |
| Aug 1                                                                                                                                           | H.R.1460 | South Africa Anti-Apartheid   conference report | Dole | Sep 9 | 53                            -                            34  No. 171 | F |
| Jul 22                                                                                                                                          | S.43 | Line Item Veto   motion to proceed | Dole | Jul 24 | 58                            -                            40  No. 158 | F |
| Jul 19                                                                                                                                          | S.43 | Line Item Veto   motion to proceed | Dole | Jul 23 | 57                            -                            41  No. 157 | F |
| Jul 16                                                                                                                                          | S.43 | Line Item Veto   motion to proceed | Dole | Jul 18 | 57                            -                            42  No. 156 | F |
| Jul 8                                                                                                                                           | S.995 | South Africa Anti-Apartheid   motion to proceed | Dole | Jul 10 | 88                            -                            8  No. 143 | I |
| Jun 25                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2475 | Amend IRS Code to Simplify Interest Rules   motion to proceed | Dole | Jun 26 | no vote | N |
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|  **Vote Key:**                    61-32 No. 2 (for example) - tally and Roll Call Vote number; UC - Unanimous                     Consent. |
|  **Result Key:**                    F - Failed; I - Invoked; N - No action; V - Vitiated; W - Withdrawn.                                   |
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