# Cloture Motions - 101st Congress

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| From January 3, 1989 through October 28, 1990, 38                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.         |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1990                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Oct 121                                                                                                                                         | H.R.5114 | Foreign Operations Appropriations FY91   committee substitute | Mitchell | Oct 12 | 51                            -                            38 No.                                     270 | F |
| Sep 192                                                                                                                                         | S.874 | National Voter Registration Act   motion to proceed | Mitchell | Sep 26 | 55                            -                            42 No.                                     257 | F |
| Sep 193                                                                                                                                         | S.110 | Family Planning Amendments   committee substitute | Mitchell | Sep 26 | 50                            -                            46 No.                                     256 | F |
| Sep 194                                                                                                                                         | S.1224 | Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act   committee substitute | Mitchell | Sep 25 | 57                            -                            42 No.                                     248 | F |
| Sep 18                                                                                                                                          | S.1511 | Older Workers Benefit Protection   committee substitute | Exon | Sep 20 | UC | V |
| Sep 144                                                                                                                                         | S.1224 | Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act   motion to proceed | Mitchell | Sep 14 | no vote | N |
| Sep 12                                                                                                                                          | S.1224 | Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act   motion to proceed | Mitchell | Sep 14 | 68                            -                            28 No.                                     235 | I |
| Sep 11                                                                                                                                          | S.1511 | Older Workers Benefit Protection   motion to proceed | Mitchell | Sep 12 | UC | V |
| Aug 26                                                                                                                                          | S.2884 | National Defense Authorization Act FY91   S.Amdt.2514 | Mitchell | Aug 3 | 58                            -                            41 No.                                     212 | F |
| Jul 16                                                                                                                                          | S.2830 | Farm bill   motion to proceed | Mitchell | Jul 18 | UC | V |
| Jul 16                                                                                                                                          | S.2104 | Civil Rights Act of 1990 | Mitchell | Jul 18 | UC | V |
| Jul 16                                                                                                                                          | S.2104 | Civil Rights Act of 1990   S.Amdt.2110 | Mitchell | Jul 17 | no vote | N |
| Jul 13                                                                                                                                          | S.2104 | Civil Rights Act of 1990   S.Amdt.2110 | Mitchell | Jul 17 | 62                            -                            38 No.                                     158 | I |
| Jun 22                                                                                                                                          | S.2104 | Civil Rights Act of 1990   motion to proceed | Mitchell | Jun 25 | UC | W |
| Jun 13                                                                                                                                          | H.R.770 | Family and Medical Leave Act   motion to proceed | Mitchell | Jun 14 | UC | W |
| Jun 8                                                                                                                                           | S.341 | Air Travel Rights for Blind Individuals | Hollings | Jun 12 | 56                            -                            44 No.                                     114 | F |
| Jun 5                                                                                                                                           | S.1970 | Federal Death Penalty Act of 1989 | Mitchell | Jun 7 | 57                            -                            37 No.                                     112 | F |
| May 24                                                                                                                                          | S.1970 | Federal Death Penalty Act of 1989 | Mitchell | Jun 5 | 54                            -                            37 No.                                     109 | F |
| May 17                                                                                                                                          | S.195 | Chemical Weapons Control Act   committee substitute | Mitchell | May 17 | 87                            -                            4 No.                                     100 | I |
| May 11                                                                                                                                          | S.2240 | Ryan White AIDS Resources Emergency Act   motion to proceed | Mitchell | May 15 | 95                            -                            3 No.                                     91 | I |
| May 8                                                                                                                                           | S.135 | Hatch Act Reform | Mitchell | May 9 | UC | V |
| Apr 27                                                                                                                                          | S.135 | Hatch Act Reform   motion to proceed | Mitchell | May 1 | 70                            -                            28 No.                                     76 | I |
| Feb 22                                                                                                                                          | S.J.Res.212 | Armenian Genocide Day of Remembrance   motion to proceed | Dole | Feb 27 | 48                            -                            51 No.                                     17 | F |
| Feb 20                                                                                                                                          | S.J.Res.212 | Armenian Genocide Day of Remembrance   motion to proceed | Dole | Feb 22 | 49                            -                            49 No.                                     16 | F |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1989                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Nov 17                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3660 | Ethics Reform Act   S.Amdt.1158 | Mitchell | Nov 17 | 90                            -                            9 No.                                     304 | I |
| Nov 97                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3628 | Capital Gains Taxes   S.Amdt.1127 | Mitchell | Nov 15 | 51                            -                            47 No.                                     298 | F |
| Nov 98                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3628 | Capital Gains Taxes   S.Amdt.1127 | Mitchell | Nov 14 | 51                            -                            47 No.                                     295 | F |
| Oct 24                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1231 | Eastern Airlines Labor Dispute   S.Amdt.1043 | Mitchell | Oct 26 | 62                            -                            38 No.                                     273 | I |
| Oct 13                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3385 | Nicaragua Election Assistance | Mitchell | Oct 17 | 74                            -                            25 No.                                     245 | I |
| Oct 12                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3385 | Nicaragua Election Assistance | Mitchell | Oct 13 | 52                            -                            42 No.                                     244 | F |
| Sep 29                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1231 | Eastern Airlines Labor Dispute   motion to proceed | Cranston | Oct 3 | 61                            -                            36 No.                                     222 | I |
| Sep 13                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3015 | Transportation Appropriations FY90   committee substitute | Mitchell | Sep 14 | 77                            -                            21 No.                                     176 | I |
| Aug 4                                                                                                                                           | H.R.2989 | Treasury, Postal Appropriations FY90 | Byrd | Aug 4 | no vote | N |
| Aug 2                                                                                                                                           | S.1352 | National Defense Authorization FY90/91 | Nunn | Aug 2 | no vote | N |
| Jul 31                                                                                                                                          | S.1352 | National Defense Authorization FY90/91 | Nunn | Aug 1 | 84                            -                            13 No.                                     159 | I |
| Jul 19                                                                                                                                          | S.1160 | Foreign Relations Authorization FY90 | Mitchell | Jul 21 | no vote | N |
| Jun 9                                                                                                                                           | H.R.1722 | Natural Gas Decontrol Act | McClure | Jun 13 | UC | V |
| Mar 17                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1231 | Eastern Airlines Labor Dispute   motion to proceed | Kennedy | Apr 4 | UC | V |
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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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|                              1. Cloture petition not filed, cloture vote ordered by UC (136 Cong. Rec. 28881)                              |
|                              2. Cloture petition not filed, cloture vote ordered by UC (136 Cong. Rec. 25114)                              |
|                              3. Cloture petition not filed, cloture vote ordered by UC (136 Cong. Rec. 25114)                              |
|                              4. Cloture petition not filed, cloture vote ordered by UC (136 Cong. Rec. 25114)                              |
|                              4. Cloture petition not filed, cloture vote ordered by UC (136 Cong. Rec. 24553)                              |
|                              6. Cloture petition not filed, cloture vote ordered by UC (136 Cong. Rec. 21929)                              |
|                              7. Cloture petition not filed, cloture vote ordered by UC (135 Cong. Rec. 28101)                              |
|                              8. Cloture petition not filed, cloture vote ordered by UC (135 Cong. Rec. 28101)                              |
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