# Cloture Motions - 95th Congress

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| From January 4, 1977 through October 15, 1978, 23                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.         |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1978                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Oct 12                                                                                                                                          | S.3279 | Aircraft and Airport Noise Reduction Act   motion to proceed | Byrd | Oct 12 | no vote | N |
| Oct 12                                                                                                                                          | H.R.7200 | Public Assistance Amendments | Byrd | Oct 12 | no vote | N |
| Oct 12                                                                                                                                          | H.R.5263 | Energy Tax Act   conference report | Byrd | Oct 14 | 71                            -                            13  No. 497 | I |
| Oct 11                                                                                                                                          | H.R.50 | Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act | Byrd | Oct 13 | no vote | V |
| Oct 71                                                                                                                                          | H.R.13511 | Revenue Act   S.Amdt.4049 | Nelson | Oct 9 | no vote | N |
| Oct 6                                                                                                                                           | H.R.13511 | Revenue Act   S.Amdt.3678 | Glenn | Oct 9 | no vote | N |
| Oct 6                                                                                                                                           | H.R.13511 | Revenue Act | Byrd | Oct 9 | 62                            -                            28  No. 465 | I |
| Sep 28                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.638 | Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Extension | Byrd | Sep 28 | UC | V |
| Sep 27                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.638 | Equal Rights Amendment Ratification Extension   motion to proceed | Byrd | Sep 28 | no vote | N |
| Aug 16                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.554 | District of Columbia Representation in Congress | Byrd | Aug 17 | no vote | W |
| Jun 15                                                                                                                                          | H.R.8410 | Labor Reform Act   S.Amdt.2445 | Byrd | Jun 22 | 53                            -                            45  No. 168 | F |
| Jun 13                                                                                                                                          | H.R.8410 | Labor Reform Act   S.Amdt.2445 | Byrd | Jun 15 | 58                            -                            39  No. 167 | F |
| Jun 12                                                                                                                                          | H.R.8410 | Labor Reform Act   S.Amdt.2445 | Byrd | Jun 14 | 58                            -                            41  No. 166 | F |
| Jun 9                                                                                                                                           | H.R.8410 | Labor Reform Act   S.Amdt.2445 | Byrd | Jun 13 | 54                            -                            43  No. 165 | F |
| Jun 5                                                                                                                                           | H.R.8410 | Labor Reform Act | Byrd | Jun 8 | 49                            -                            41  No. 163 | F |
| Jun 5                                                                                                                                           | H.R.8410 | Labor Reform Act | Byrd | Jun 7 | 42                            -                            47  No. 162 | F |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1977                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Sep 24                                                                                                                                          | S.2104 | Natural Gas Policy Act   S.Amdt.862 | Byrd | Sep 26 | no vote | N |
| Sep 23                                                                                                                                          | S.2104 | Natural Gas Policy Act   S.Amdt.862 | Byrd | Sep 26 | 77                            -                            17  No. 408 | I |
| Aug 1                                                                                                                                           | S.926 | Public Financing of Senate Elections Act | Byrd | Aug 2 | UC | V |
| Jul 29                                                                                                                                          | S.926 | Public Financing of Senate Elections Act | Byrd | Aug 2 | 52                            -                            46  No. 321 | F |
| Jul 28                                                                                                                                          | S.926 | Public Financing of Senate Elections Act | Byrd | Aug 1 | 47                            -                            46  No. 320 | F |
| Jul 27                                                                                                                                          | S.926 | Public Financing of Senate Elections Act | Byrd | Jul 29 | 49                            -                            45  No. 318 | F |
| Jan 19                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.18 | Vietnam Draft Evaders Pardon | Allen | Jan 24 | 53                            -                            43  No. 8 | 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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|                              1. Motion modified by UC to apply to the committee substitute amendment (124 Cong. Rec. 34549).               |
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