# Cloture Motions - 108th Congress

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| From January 7, 2003 through December 8, 2004, 62                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.         |
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| Motions             Filed in                 2004                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Nov 17                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1047 | Trade and Technical Corrections Act   conference report | Frist | Nov 19 | 88                            -                            5 No.                                     214 | I |
| Oct 9                                                                                                                                           | H.R.4567 | Homeland Security Appropriations FY05   conference report | Frist | Oct 10 | UC | V |
| Oct 9                                                                                                                                           | H.R.4837 | Military Construction Appropriations FY05   conference report | Frist | Oct 10 | UC | V |
| Oct 8                                                                                                                                           | H.R.4520 | JOBS Act; corporate tax cuts   conference report | Frist | Oct 10 | 66                            -                            14 No.                                     210 | I |
| Oct 6                                                                                                                                           | S.Res.445 | Intelligence Committee reform | McConnell | Oct 9 | UC | V |
| Oct 6                                                                                                                                           | S.Res.445 | Intelligence Committee reform    S.Amdt.3981 | McConnell | Oct 8 | 88                            -                            3 No.                                     204 | I |
| Oct 1                                                                                                                                           | S.2845 | National Intelligence Reform Act | Frist | Oct 5 | 85                            -                            10 No.                                     197 | I |
| Jul 21                                                                                                                                          | PN9 | Judicial nominee David W. McKeague | Frist | Jul 22 | 53                            -                            44 No.                                     162 | F |
| Jul 21                                                                                                                                          | PN7 | Judicial nominee Richard A. Griffin | Frist | Jul 22 | 54                            -                            44 No.                                     161 | F |
| Jul 20                                                                                                                                          | PN14 | Judicial nominee Henry W. Saad | Frist | Jul 22 | 52                            -                            46 No.                                     160 | F |
| Jul 16                                                                                                                                          | PN658 | Judicial nominee William G. Myers | Frist | Jul 20 | 53                            -                            44 No.                                     158 | F |
| Jul 12                                                                                                                                          | S.J.Res.40 | Constitutional Amendment Relating to Marriage   motion to proceed | Frist | Jul 14 | 48                            -                            50 No.                                     155 | F |
| Jul 7                                                                                                                                           | S.2062 | Class Action Fairness Act | Frist | Jul 8 | 44                            -                            43 No.                                     154 | F |
| Jun 22                                                                                                                                          | S.2400 | Defense Authorization FY05 | Frist | Jun 23 | no vote | N |
| Jun 16                                                                                                                                          | S.2400 | Defense Authorization FY05 | Frist | Jun 17 | UC | V |
| May 21                                                                                                                                          | S.2062 | Class Action Fairness Act   motion to proceed | Frist | Jun 1 | UC | V |
| May 14                                                                                                                                          | PN1175 | Judicial nominee Marcia G. Cooke | Kyl | May 18 | UC | V |
| May 7                                                                                                                                           | S.1637 | JOBS Act; corporate tax cuts | Frist | May 11 | 90                            -                            8 No.                                     87 | I |
| Apr 27                                                                                                                                          | S.150 | Internet Tax Nondiscrimination   S.Amdt.3048 | Frist | Apr 29 | 64                            -                            34 No.                                     75 | I |
| Apr 27                                                                                                                                          | S.150 | Internet Tax Nondiscrimination   S.Amdt.3051 | Frist | Apr 29 | 55                            -                            43 No.                                     74 | F |
| Apr 27                                                                                                                                          | S.150 | Internet Tax Nondiscrimination   S.Amdt.3050 | Daschle | Apr 29 | 40                            -                            59 No.                                     73 | F |
| Apr 22                                                                                                                                          | S.150 | Internet Tax Nondiscrimination   motion to proceed | Frist | Apr 26 | 74                            -                            11 No.                                     71 | I |
| Apr 20                                                                                                                                          | S.J.Res.1 | Constitutional Amendment to Protect Crime Victims   motion to proceed | Crapo | Apr 21 | UC | V |
| Apr 20                                                                                                                                          | S.2290 | Asbestos claims   motion to proceed | Frist | Apr 22 | 50                            -                            47 No.                                     69 | F |
| Apr 5                                                                                                                                           | S.1637 | JOBS Act; corporate tax cuts   motion to recommit | Frist | Apr 7 | 49                            -                            48 No.                                     67 | F |
| Apr 2                                                                                                                                           | S.2207 | Pregnancy and Trauma Care Access; malpractice liability limits   motion to proceed | Frist | Apr 7 | 49                            -                            48 No.                                     66 | F |
| Mar 30                                                                                                                                          | H.R.4 | Welfare reform   committee substitute amendment | Frist | Apr 1 | 51                            -                            47 No.                                     65 | F |
| Mar 22                                                                                                                                          | S.1637 | JOBS Act; corporate tax cuts   motion to recommit | McConnell | Mar 24 | 51                            -                            47 No.                                     60 | F |
| Feb 23                                                                                                                                          | S.1805 | Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act   motion to proceed | Frist | Feb 25 | 75                            -                            22 No.                                     16 | I |
| Feb 12                                                                                                                                          | S.2061 | Mothers Access to Care; malpractice liability limits   motion to proceed | Frist | Feb 24 | 48                            -                            45 No.                                     15 | F |
| Feb 10                                                                                                                                          | S.1072 | Safe Transportation Equity Act | Frist | Feb 12 | UC | W |
| Feb 10                                                                                                                                          | S.1072 | Safe Transportation Equity Act   S.Amdt.2285 | Frist | Feb 12 | 86                            -                            11 No.                                     10 | I |
| Jan 28                                                                                                                                          | S.1072 | Safe Transportation Equity Act   motion to proceed | Frist | Feb 2 | 75                            -                            11 No.                                     7 | I |
| Dec 91                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2673 | Omnibus Appropriations FY04   conference report   Vote No. 1 reconsidered | Frist | Jan 20Jan 22 | 48                            -                            45 No.                                     161                                -                                32                                         No.                                         2 | FI |
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| Motions             Filed in                 2003                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Nov 22                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1 | Medicare Prescription Drug Act of 2003   conference report | Frist | Nov 24 | 70                            -                            29 No.                                     457 | I |
| Nov 19                                                                                                                                          | H.R.6 | Energy Policy Act   conference report | Frist | Nov 21 | 57                            -                            40 No.                                     456 | F |
| Nov 12                                                                                                                                          | PN141 | Nominee Thomas C. Dorr | Frist | Nov 18 | 57                            -                            39 No.                                     455 | F |
| Nov 12                                                                                                                                          | PN140 | Nominee Thomas C. Dorr | Frist | Nov 18 | 57                            -                            39 No.                                     454 | F |
| Nov 12                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2115 | FAA Authorization FY2004-06   conference report | Frist | Nov 17 | 45                            -                            43 No.                                     453 | F |
| Nov 12                                                                                                                                          | PN839 | Judicial nominee Janice R. Brown | Frist | Nov 12 | 53                            -                            43 No.                                     452 | F |
| Nov 12                                                                                                                                          | PN8 | Judicial nominee Carolyn B. Kuhl | Frist | Nov 12 | 53                            -                            43 No.                                     451 | F |
| Nov 12                                                                                                                                          | PN11 | Judicial nominee Priscilla R. Owen | Frist | Nov 12 | 53                            -                            42 No.                                     450 | F |
| Nov 4                                                                                                                                           | PN512 | Judicial nominee William H. Pryor, Jr. | Santorum | Nov 6 | 51                            -                            43 No.                                     441 | F |
| Oct 28                                                                                                                                          | PN12 | Judicial nominee Charles W. Pickering, Sr. | McConnell | Oct 30 | 54                            -                            43 No.                                     419 | F |
| Oct 23                                                                                                                                          | PN884 | Nominee Michael O. Leavitt | McConnell | Oct 27 | UC | V |
| Oct 20                                                                                                                                          | S.1751 | Class Action Fairness Act   motion to proceed | McConnell | Oct 22 | 59                            -                            39 No.                                     403 | F |
| Jul 30                                                                                                                                          | PN8 | Judicial nominee Carolyn B. Kuhl | Frist | Jul 31 | UC | V |
| Jul 30                                                                                                                                          | S.14 | Energy Policy Act   motion to commit | Frist | Jul 31 | UC | W |
| Jul 29                                                                                                                                          | PN512 | Judicial nominee William H. Pryor, Jr. | McConnell | Jul 31 | 53                            -                            44 No.                                     316 | F |
| Jul 28                                                                                                                                          | PN6 | Judicial nominee Miguel A. Estrada | Sessions | Jul 30 | 55                            -                            43 No.                                     312 | F |
| Jul 25                                                                                                                                          | PN11 | Judicial nominee Priscilla R. Owen | Hatch | Jul 29 | 53                            -                            43 No.                                     308 | F |
| Jul 7                                                                                                                                           | S.11 | Patients First Act; malpratice liability limits   motion to proceed | Frist | Jul 9 | 49                            -                            48 No.                                     264 | F |
| June 27                                                                                                                                         | PN38 | Judicial nominee Victor J. Wolski | Frist | July 8 | UC | V |
| May 6                                                                                                                                           | PN11 | Judicial nominee Priscilla R. Owen | McConnell | May 8 | 52                            -                            45 No.                                     144 | F |
| May 6                                                                                                                                           | PN6 | Judicial nominee Miguel A. Estrada | McConnell | May 8 | 54                            -                            43 No.                                     143 | F |
| May 1                                                                                                                                           | PN6 | Judicial nominee Miguel A. Estrada | McConnell | May 5 | 52                            -                            39 No.                                     140 | F |
| Apr 29                                                                                                                                          | PN11 | Judicial nominee Priscilla R. Owen | McConnell | May 1 | 52                            -                            44 No.                                     137 | F |
| Mar 31                                                                                                                                          | PN6 | Judicial nominee Miguel A. Estrada | Bennett | Apr 2 | 55                            -                            44 No.                                     114 | F |
| Mar 13                                                                                                                                          | PN6 | Judicial nominee Miguel A. Estrada | Frist | Mar 18 | 55                            -                            45 No.                                     56 | F |
| Mar 11                                                                                                                                          | PN6 | Judicial nominee Miguel A. Estrada | Frist | Mar 13 | 55                            -                            42 No.                                     53 | F |
| Mar 4                                                                                                                                           | PN6 | Judicial nominee Miguel A. Estrada | Frist | Mar 6 | 55                            -                            44 No.                                     40 | F |
| Jan 14                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.18 | Majority Party Committee Appointments | Frist | Jan 15 | no vote | 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.  Motion filed in 2003. Vote occurred in 2004.                                                              |
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