# Cloture Motions - 90th Congress

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| From January 10, 1967 through October 14, 1968, 6                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.         |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1968                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Sep 27                                                                                                                                          | Nomination | Supreme Court nominee Abe Fortas   motion to proceed | Mansfield | Oct 1 | 45                            -                            43  No. 300 | F |
| Mar 1                                                                                                                                           | H.R.2516 | Open Housing   S.Amdt.554 | Mansfield | Mar 4 | 65                            -                            32  No. 16 | I |
| Feb 28                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2516 | Open Housing   S.Amdt.554 | Dirksen | Mar 1 | 59                            -                            35  No. 14 | F |
| Feb 21                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2516 | Open Housing | Mansfield | Feb 26 | 56                            -                            36  No. 10 | F |
| Feb 16                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2516 | Open Housing | Mansfield | Feb 20 | 55                            -                            37  No. 7 | F |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1967                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Jan 19                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.6 | Amending the Cloture Rule   motion to proceed | Mansfield | Jan 24 | 53                            -                            46  No. 7 | F |
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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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