# Cloture Motions - 112th Congress

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| From January 5,2011 through January 2, 2013, 115                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.          |
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| Motions             Filed in                 2012                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Dec 19                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1 | Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 | Reid | Dec 28 | UC | W |
| Dec 19                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1 | Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011   S.Amdt.3395 | Reid | Dec 21 | 91                            -                            1 No.                                     230 | I |
| Dec 11                                                                                                                                          | S.3637 | A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program | Reid | Nov 13 | UC | W |
| Dec 6                                                                                                                                           | S.3637 | A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program   motion to proceed | Reid | Dec 11 | 76                            -                            20 No.                                     225 | I |
| Nov 30                                                                                                                                          | S.3254 | National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013 | Reid | Dec 3 | 93                            -                            0 No.                                     218 | I |
| Nov 13                                                                                                                                          | S.3525 | Sportsmen's Act of 2012 | Reid | Nov 15 | 84                            -                            12 No.                                     203 | I |
| Sep 20                                                                                                                                          | S.3525 | Sportsmen's Act of 2012   motion to proceed | Reid | Sep 21 | 84                            -                            7 No.                                     200 | I |
| Sep 20                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.117 | Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 | Reid | Sep 21 | 62                            -                            30 No.                                     198 | I |
| Sep 19                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.117 | Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013   motion to proceed | Reid | Sep 19 | 76                            -                            22 No.                                     194 | I |
| Sep 12                                                                                                                                          | S.3457 | Veterans Jobs Corps Act | Reid | Sep 19 | UC | W |
| Sep 12                                                                                                                                          | S.3457 | Veterans Jobs Corps Act   S.Amdt.2789 | Reid | Sep 19 | UC | W |
| Aug 2                                                                                                                                           | S.3457 | Veterans Jobs Corps Act   motion to proceed | Reid | Sep 11 | 95                            -                            1 No.                                     191 | I |
| Jul 31                                                                                                                                          | S.3414 | Cybersecurity Act of 2012   Vote No. 187 reconsidered | Reid | Aug 2Nov 14 | 52                            -                            46 No.                                     18751                                -                                47                                         No.                                         202 | FF |
| Jul 26                                                                                                                                          | PN1201 | Judicial nominee Robert E. Bacharach | Reid | Jul 30 | 56                            -                            34 No.                                     186 | F |
| Jul 25                                                                                                                                          | S.3414 | Cybersecurity Act of 2012   motion to proceed | Reid | Jul 26 | 84                            -                            11 No.                                     185 | I |
| Jul 23                                                                                                                                          | S.3412 | Middle Class Tax Cut Act   motion to proceed | Reid | Jul 25 | UC | W |
| Jul 19                                                                                                                                          | PN1203 | Judicial nominee Michael A. Shipp | Reid | Jul 23 | UC | W |
| Jul 17                                                                                                                                          | S.3364 | Bring Jobs Home Act   motion to proceed | Reid | Jul 19 | 56                            -                            42 No.                                     181 | F |
| Jul 12                                                                                                                                          | S.3369 | A bill to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities   motion to proceed   Vote No. 179 reconsidered | Reid | Jul 16Jul 17 | 51                            -                            44 No.                                     17953                                -                                45                                         No.                                         180 | FF |
| Jul 11                                                                                                                                          | S.2237 | Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act | Reid | Jul 12 | 53                            -                            44 No.                                     177 | F |
| Jul 11                                                                                                                                          | S.2237 | Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act   S.Amdt.2521 | Reid | Jul 12 | 57                            -                            41 No.                                     176 | F |
| Jun 29                                                                                                                                          | S.2237 | Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act   motion to proceed | Reid | Jul 10 | 80                            -                            14 No.                                     174 | I |
| Jun 21                                                                                                                                          | S.3187 | Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act   motion to concur in the House amendment | Reid | Jun 25 | 89                            -                            3 No.                                     166 | I |
| Jun 20                                                                                                                                          | S.1940 | Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act   motion to proceed | Reid | Jun 21 | 96                            -                            2 No.                                     165 | I |
| Jun 7                                                                                                                                           | PN1104 | Judicial nominee Andrew David Hurwitz | Reid | Jun 11 | 60                            -                            31 No.                                     118 | I |
| Jun 5                                                                                                                                           | S.3240 | Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012   motion to proceed | Reid | Jun 7 | 90                            -                            8 No.                                     117 | I |
| May 24                                                                                                                                          | S.3220 | Paycheck Fairness Act   motion to proceed | Reid | Jun 5 | 52                            -                            47 No.                                     115 | F |
| May 17                                                                                                                                          | S.3187 | FDA User Fee Bill   motion to proceed | Reid | May 21 | UC | W |
| May 17                                                                                                                                          | PN1049 | Judicial nominee Paul J. Watford | Reid | May 21 | UC | W |
| May 15                                                                                                                                          | PN1226 | Nominee Jerome H. Powell | Reid | May 16 | UC | V |
| May 15                                                                                                                                          | PN1225 | Nominee Jeremy C. Stein | Reid | May 16 | UC | V |
| May 10                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2072 | Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012   motion to proceed | Reid | May 14 | UC | W |
| Apr 26                                                                                                                                          | S.2343 | Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012   motion to proceed | Reid | May 8 | 52                            -                            45 No.                                     89 | F |
| Apr 17                                                                                                                                          | S.1789 | 21st Century Postal Services Act | Reid | Apr 19 | UC | W |
| Apr 17                                                                                                                                          | S.1789 | 21st Century Postal Services Act   S.Amdt.2000 | Reid | Apr 19 | UC | W |
| Mar 29                                                                                                                                          | S.2230 | Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012   motion to proceed | Reid | Apr 16 | 51                            -                            45 No.                                     65 | F |
| Mar 27                                                                                                                                          | S.2204 | Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act | Reid | Mar 29 | 51                            -                            47 No.                                     63 | F |
| Mar 22                                                                                                                                          | S.1789 | 21st Century Postal Services Act   motion to proceed   Vote No. 60 reconsidered | Reid | Mar 27Apr 17 | 51                            -                            46 No.                                     6074                                -                                22                                         No.                                         66 | FI |
| Mar 22                                                                                                                                          | S.2204 | Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act   motion to proceed | Reid | Mar 26 | 92                            -                            4 No.                                     59 | I |
| Mar 20                                                                                                                                          | S.2038 | Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act   motion to concur in the House amendment | Reid | Mar 22 | 96                            -                            3 No.                                     56 | I |
| Mar 15                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3606 | Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 | Reid | Mar 21 | 76                            -                            22 No.                                     53 | I |
| Mar 15                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3606 | Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011   S.Amdt.1836 | Reid | Mar 20 | 55                            -                            44 No.                                     52 | F |
| Mar 15                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3606 | Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011   S.Amdt.1833 | Reid | Mar 20 | 54                            -                            45 No.                                     51 | F |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN1131 | Judicial nominee Timothy S. Hillman | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN349 | Judicial nominee Mary Geiger Lewis | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN525 | Judicial nominee Jeffrey J. Helmick | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN1118 | Judicial nominee John J. Tharp, Jr. | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN1117 | Judicial nominee George Levi Russell, III | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN1116 | Judicial nominee John Z. Lee | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN1105 | Judicial nominee Kristine Gerhard Baker | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN986 | Judicial nominee Brian C. Wimes | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN937 | Judicial nominee David Campos Guaderrama | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN920 | Judicial nominee Gregg Jeffrey Costa | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN633 | Judicial nominee Susie Morgan | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN865 | Judicial nominee Miranda Du | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN858 | Judicial nominee Rudolph Contreras | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN857 | Judicial nominee Ronnie Abrams | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN786 | Judicial nominee Michael Walter Fitzgerald | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN735 | Judicial nominee David Nuffer | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | PN566 | Judicial nominee Gina Marie Groh | Reid | Mar 14 | UC | W |
| Mar 2                                                                                                                                           | S.1813 | Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs reauthorization | Reid | Mar 6 | UC | W |
| Mar 2                                                                                                                                           | S.1813 | Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs reauthorization   S.Amdt.1761 | Reid | Mar 6 | 52                            -                            44 No.                                     25 | F |
| Feb 15                                                                                                                                          | PN632 | Judicial nominee Jesse M. Furman | Reid | Feb 17 | UC | W |
| Feb 15                                                                                                                                          | S.1813 | Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs reauthorization   S.Amdt.1633 | Reid | Feb 17 | 54                            -                            42 No.                                     20 | F |
| Feb 9                                                                                                                                           | PN864 | Judicial nominee Adalberto Jose Jordan | Reid | Feb 13 | 89                            -                            5 No.                                     18 | I |
| Feb 7                                                                                                                                           | S.1813 | Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs reauthorization   motion to proceed | Reid | Feb 9 | 85                            -                            11 No.                                     17 | I |
| Jan 26                                                                                                                                          | S.2038 | Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act   motion to proceed | Reid | Jan 30 | 93                            -                            2 No.                                     3 | I |
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| Motions             Filed in                 2011                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Dec 17                                                                                                                                          | S.968 | Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property   motion to proceed | Reid | Jan 23 | UC | W |
| Dec 15                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3630 | Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011   motion to proceed | Reid | Dec 16 | UC | W |
| Dec 8                                                                                                                                           | PN267 | Nominee Mari Carmen Aponte   Vote No. 227 reconsidered | Reid | Dec 12Jun 14 | 49                            -                            37 No.                                     22762                                -                                37                                         No.                                         121 | FI |
| Dec 8                                                                                                                                           | PN113 | Nominee Norman L. Eisen | Reid | Dec 12 | 70                            -                            16 No.                                     226 | I |
| Dec 7                                                                                                                                           | S.1944 | Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011   motion to proceed | Reid | Dec 8 | UC | V |
| Dec 6                                                                                                                                           | PN784 | Nominee Richard Cordray | Reid | Dec 8 | 53                            -                            45 No.                                     223 | F |
| Dec 1                                                                                                                                           | PN05 | Judicial nominee Caitlin Joan Halligan | Reid | Dec 6 | 54                            -                            45 No.                                     222 | F |
| Nov 30                                                                                                                                          | S.1917 | A bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses   motion to proceed | Reid | Dec 1 | UC | W |
| Nov 28                                                                                                                                          | S.1867 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 | Reid | Nov 30 | 88                            -                            12 No.                                     212 | I |
| Nov 8                                                                                                                                           | H.R.2354 | Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations   motion to proceed | Reid | Nov 10 | 81                            -                            14 No.                                     205 | I |
| Nov 3                                                                                                                                           | H.R.674 | 3% Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act   motion to proceed | Reid | Nov 7 | 94                            -                            1 No.                                     198 | I |
| Nov 1                                                                                                                                           | S.1769 | Rebuild America Jobs Act   motion to proceed | Reid | Nov 2 | UC | W |
| Oct 19                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2112 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations | Reid | Nov 1 | no vote | N |
| Oct 19                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2112 | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations   S.Amdt.738 | Reid | Oct 20 | 82                            -                            16 No.                                     187 | I |
| Oct 19                                                                                                                                          | S.1726 | Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011   motion to proceed | McConnell | Oct 20 | 57                            -                            43 No.                                     178 | F |
| Oct 19                                                                                                                                          | S.1723 | Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011   motion to proceed | Reid | Oct 20 | 50                            -                            50 No.                                     177 | F |
| Oct 6                                                                                                                                           | S.1660 | American Jobs Act of 2011   motion to proceed | Reid | Oct 11 | 50                            -                            49 No.                                     160 | F |
| Oct 4                                                                                                                                           | S.1619 | Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act | Reid | Oct 6 | 62                            -                            38 No.                                     156 | I |
| Sep 26                                                                                                                                          | S.1619 | Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act   motion to proceed | Reid | Oct 3 | 79                            -                            19 No.                                     155 | I |
| Sep 23                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2608 | Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012   motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment | Reid | Sep 26 | 54                            -                            35 No.                                     152 | F |
| Sep 16                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2832 | To extend the Generalized System of Preferences   motion to proceed | Reid | Sep 19 | 84                            -                            8 No.                                     139 | I |
| Sep 14                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.66 | Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 | Reid | Sep 15 | no vote | N |
| Sep 14                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.66 | Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003   S.Amdt.602 | Reid | Sep 15 | no vote | N |
| Sep 9                                                                                                                                           | H.J.Res.66 | Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003   motion to proceed   Vote No. 131 reconsidered | Reid | Sep 12Sep 13 | 53                            -                            33 No.                                     13161                                -                                38                                         No.                                         132 | FI |
| Aug 2                                                                                                                                           | H.R.1249 | Leahy-Smith America Invents Act   motion to proceed | Reid | Sep 6 | 93                            -                            5 No.                                     125 | I |
| Jul 29                                                                                                                                          | S.627 | Budget Control Act of 2011   motion to concur in the House amendment with an amendment No. 589 | Reid | Jul 31 | 50                            -                            49 No.                                     122 | F |
| Jul 14                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2055 | Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012   motion to waive the points of order under section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for H.R. 2055, any amendments thereto and motions thereon | Johnson (SD) | Jul 14 | 71                            -                            26 No.                                     110 | I |
| Jul 11                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2055 | Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012   motion to proceed | Reid | Jul 13 | 89                            -                            11 No.                                     109 | I |
| Jul 11                                                                                                                                          | S.1323 | A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit | Reid | Jul 13 | 51                            -                            49 No.                                     108 | F |
| Jul 5                                                                                                                                           | S.1323 | A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit   motion to proceed | Reid | Jul 7 | 74                            -                            22 No.                                     106 | I |
| Jun 30                                                                                                                                          | S.J.Res.20 | Authorizing the limited use of the United States Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya   motion to proceed | Reid | Jul 5 | UC | V |
| Jun 16                                                                                                                                          | S.679 | Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011   motion to proceed | Reid | Jun 22 | UC | W |
| Jun 16                                                                                                                                          | S.782 | Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 | Reid | Jun 21 | 49                            -                            51 No.                                     94 | F |
| Jun 9                                                                                                                                           | S.782 | Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011   S.Amdt.436 | Coburn | Jun 14 | 40                            -                            59 No.                                     89 | F |
| Jun 6                                                                                                                                           | S.782 | Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011   motion to proceed | Reid | Jun 7 | UC | W |
| May 26                                                                                                                                          | PN97 | Nominee Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. | Klobuchar | Jun 6 | UC | V |
| May 24                                                                                                                                          | S.990 | Legislative vehicle for the PATRIOT Act extension   motion to concur in the House amendment with an amendment No. 347 | Reid | May 26 | 79                            -                            18 No.                                     81 | I |
| May 19                                                                                                                                          | S.1038 | PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011   motion to proceed | Reid | May 23 | 74                            -                            8 No.                                     75 | I |
| May 17                                                                                                                                          | PN3 | Judicial nominee Goodwin Liu | Reid | May 19 | 52                            -                            43 No.                                     74 | F |
| May 5                                                                                                                                           | PN49 | Nominee James Michael Cole | Reid | May 9 | 50                            -                            40 No.                                     67 | F |
| May 2                                                                                                                                           | PN32 | Judicial nominee John J. McConnell, Jr. | Reid | May 4 | 63                            -                            33 No.                                     65 | I |
| May 2                                                                                                                                           | S.493 | SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 | Reid | May 4 | 52                            -                            44 No.                                     64 | F |
| Mar 10                                                                                                                                          | S.493 | SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011   motion to proceed | Reid | Mar 14 | 84                            -                            12 No.                                     40 | I |
| Mar 4                                                                                                                                           | H.R.1 | Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2011   motion to proceed | Reid | Mar 8 | UC | V |
| Mar 3                                                                                                                                           | S.23 | Patent Reform Act | Reid | Mar 7 | 87                            -                            3 No.                                     34 | I |
| Feb 28                                                                                                                                          | H.R.359 | Termination of Taxpayer Financing of Presidential Election Campaigns   motion to proceed | Reid | Mar 1 | UC | V |
| Feb 15                                                                                                                                          | S.223 | FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act | Reid | Feb 17 | 96                            -                            2 No.                                     20 | I |
| Feb 15                                                                                                                                          | S.223 | FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act   S.Amdt.7 | Hutchison | Feb 17 | 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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