# Cloture Motions - 103rd Congress

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| From January 5, 1993 through December 1, 1994, 80                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.         |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1994                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Oct 7                                                                                                                                           | S.21 | California Desert Protection Act   conference report | Mitchell | Oct 8 | 68                            -                            23 No.                                     326 | I |
| Oct 7                                                                                                                                           | PN811 | Nominee Lt. General Edward P. Barry, Jr. | Mitchell | Oct 8 | UC | W |
| Oct 7                                                                                                                                           | PN48-5 | Nominee Col. Claude M. Bolton, Jr. | Mitchell | Oct 8 | UC | W |
| Oct 7                                                                                                                                           | PN1160 | Nominee Lt. General Buster C. Glosson | Mitchell | Oct 7 | UC | V |
| Oct 4                                                                                                                                           | S.349 | Lobbying Disclosure Act   conference report | Ford | Oct 7 | 55                            -                            42 No.                                     325 | F |
| Oct 4                                                                                                                                           | H.R.6 | Elementary and Secondary Education Act   conference report | Mitchell | Oct 5 | no vote | N |
| Oct 3                                                                                                                                           | S.349 | Lobbying Disclosure Act   conference report | Mitchell | Oct 6 | 52                            -                            46 No.                                     322 | F |
| Oct 3                                                                                                                                           | H.R.6 | Elementary and Secondary Education Act   conference report | Mitchell | Oct 5 | 75                            -                            24 No.                                     320 | I |
| Sep 30                                                                                                                                          | PN1354 | Judicial Nominee H. Lee Sarokin | Levin | Oct 4 | 85                            -                            12 No.                                     318 | I |
| Sep 30                                                                                                                                          | PN876-2 | Nominee Ricki R. Tigert (FDIC Chair) | Levin | Oct 3 | UC | W |
| Sep 30                                                                                                                                          | PN876-1 | Nominee Ricki R. Tigert (FDIC Member) | Levin | Oct 3 | 63                            -                            32 No.                                     316 | I |
| Sep 28                                                                                                                                          | S.3 | Campaign Spending Limit   motion to request conference | Boren | Sep 30 | 52                            -                            46 No.                                     314 | F |
| Sep 22                                                                                                                                          | S.3 | Campaign Spending Limit   motion to request conference | Ford | Sep 27 | 57                            -                            43 No.                                     309 | F |
| Sep 21                                                                                                                                          | S.3 | Campaign Spending Limit   motion to disagree to House Amdts. | Conrad | Sep 22 | no vote | N |
| Sep 20                                                                                                                                          | S.21 | California Desert Protection   motion to disagree to House Amdts. | Mitchell | Sep 22 | 73                            -                            20 No.                                     305 | I |
| Sep 20                                                                                                                                          | S.3 | Campaign Spending Limit   motion to disagree to House Amdts. | Mitchell | Sep 22 | 96                            -                            2 No.                                     303 | I |
| Aug 25                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3355 | Violent Crime Control   conference report | Mitchell | Aug 25 | 61                            -                            38 No.                                     294 | I |
| Jul 11                                                                                                                                          | S.55 | Striker Replacement Act   motion to proceed | Ford | Jul 13 | 53                            -                            46 No.                                     189 | F |
| Jul 1                                                                                                                                           | S.55 | Striker Replacement Act   motion to proceed | Mitchell | Jul 12 | 53                            -                            47 No.                                     188 | F |
| Jun 27                                                                                                                                          | S.687 | Product Liability Fairness Act | Rockefeller | Jun 29 | 57                            -                            41 No.                                     170 | F |
| Jun 24                                                                                                                                          | S.687 | Product Liability Fairness Act | Mitchell | Jun 28 | 54                            -                            44 No.                                     169 | F |
| May 23                                                                                                                                          | PN1159 | Nominee Derek Shearer | Mitchell | May 24 | no vote | N |
| May 23                                                                                                                                          | PN898 | Nominee Sam W. Brown | Mitchell | May 25 | 56                            -                            42 No.                                     132 | F |
| May 19                                                                                                                                          | PN898 | Nominee Sam W. Brown | Ford | May 25 | 54                            -                            44 No.                                     131 | F |
| May 19                                                                                                                                          | PN1159 | Nominee Derek Shearer | Ford | May 24 | 62                            -                            36 No.                                     129 | I |
| Apr 12                                                                                                                                          | PN898 | Nominee Sam W. Brown | Mitchell | Apr 13 | UC | W |
| Apr 12                                                                                                                                          | PN683 | Judicial nominee Rosemary Barkett | Mitchell | Apr 13 | UC | W |
| Mar 25                                                                                                                                          | S.21 | California Desert Protection Act   motion to proceed | Mitchell | Apr 11 | UC | W |
| Mar 25                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1804 | Goals 2000: Educate America   conference report | Mitchell | Mar 25 | no vote | N |
| Mar 25                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1804 | Goals 2000: Educate America   conference report | Mitchell | Mar 25 | no vote | N |
| Mar 23                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1804 | Goals 2000: Educate America   conference report | Mitchell | Mar 25 | no vote | N |
| Mar 23                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1804 | Goals 2000: Educate America   conference report | Mitchell | Mar 25 | 62                            -                            23 No.                                     85 | I |
| Mar 23                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3345 | Federal Workforce Restructuring   conference report | Mitchell | Mar 24 | 63                            -                            36 No.                                     76 | I |
| Mar 23                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3345 | Federal Workforce Restructuring   conference report | Mitchell | Mar 24 | 58                            -                            41 No.                                     75 | F |
| Mar 11                                                                                                                                          | S.4 | National Competitiveness Act   committee substitute | Mitchell | Mar 15 | UC | V |
| Mar 10                                                                                                                                          | S.4 | National Competitiveness Act   committee substitute | Mitchell | Mar 15 | 56                            -                            42 No.                                     58 | F |
| Feb 7                                                                                                                                           | PN784 | Nominee M. Larry Lawrence | Pell | Feb 8 | no vote | N |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1993                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Nov 23                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1025 | Brady Handgun Violence Prevention   conference report | Mitchell | Nov 24 | UC | W |
| Nov 23                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1025 | Brady Handgun Violence Prevention   conference report | Mitchell | Nov 24 | UC | W |
| Nov 19                                                                                                                                          | S.414 | Brady Handgun Violence Prevention   S.Amdt.1218 | Ford | Nov 19 | 57                            -                            41 No.                                     390 | F |
| Nov 19                                                                                                                                          | PN451 | Nominee Janet A. Napolitano | Mitchell | Nov 19 | 72                            -                            26 No.                                     388 | I |
| Nov 19                                                                                                                                          | S.414 | Brady Handgun Violence Prevention   S.Amdt.1218 | Metzenbaum | Nov 19 | 57                            -                            42 No.                                     387 | F |
| Nov 5                                                                                                                                           | H.R.2520 | Interior Appropriations FY94   conference report | Wellstone | Nov 9 | UC | W |
| Nov 3                                                                                                                                           | PN641 | Nominee Daniel L. Spiegel | Mitchell | Nov 3 | UC | W |
| Nov 3                                                                                                                                           | PN579 | Nominee Thomas A. Loftus | Mitchell | Nov 3 | UC | W |
| Nov 3                                                                                                                                           | PN577 | Nominee Swanee G. Hunt | Mitchell | Nov 3 | UC | W |
| Nov 3                                                                                                                                           | PN575 | Nominee Tobi T. Gati | Mitchell | Nov 3 | UC | W |
| Nov 3                                                                                                                                           | PN571 | Nominee Alan J. Blinken | Mitchell | Nov 3 | UC | W |
| Oct 28                                                                                                                                          | PN641 | Nominee Daniel L. Spiegel | Mitchell | Nov 3 | 58                            -                            42 No.                                     349 | F |
| Oct 28                                                                                                                                          | PN579 | Nominee Thomas A. Loftus | Mitchell | Nov 3 | 58                            -                            42 No.                                     349 | F |
| Oct 28                                                                                                                                          | PN577 | Nominee Swanee G. Hunt | Mitchell | Nov 3 | 58                            -                            42 No.                                     349 | F |
| Oct 28                                                                                                                                          | PN575 | Nominee Tobi T. Gati | Mitchell | Nov 3 | 58                            -                            42 No.                                     349 | F |
| Oct 28                                                                                                                                          | PN571 | Nominee Alan J. Blinken | Mitchell | Nov 3 | 58                            -                            42 No.                                     349 | F |
| Oct 26                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2520 | Interior Appropriations FY94   conference report | Byrd | Oct 28 | 54                            -                            44 No.                                     340 | F |
| Oct 21                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3167 | Unemployment Compensation Amendments   motion to proceed | Mitchell | Oct 21 | UC | W |
| Oct 21                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2520 | Interior Appropriations FY94   conference report | Byrd | Oct 26 | 51                            -                            45 No.                                     329 | F |
| Oct 20                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2520 | Interior Appropriations FY94   conference report | Mitchell | Oct 21 | 53                            -                            41 No.                                     326 | F |
| Oct 6                                                                                                                                           | PN306 | Nominee Walter Dellinger | Ford | Oct 7 | UC | V |
| Oct 6                                                                                                                                           | PN306 | Nominee Walter Dellinger | Ford | Oct 7 | 59                            -                            39 No.                                     307 | F |
| Jul 28                                                                                                                                          | S.919 | National Service Trust Act   S.Amdt.709 | Mitchell | Jul 30 | UC | V |
| Jul 28                                                                                                                                          | S.919 | National Service Trust Act   S.Amdt.709 | Mitchell | Jul 29 | 59                            -                            41 No.                                     224 | F |
| Jul 26                                                                                                                                          | S.919 | National Service Trust Act   committee substitute | Mitchell | Jul 27 | UC | V |
| Jul 22                                                                                                                                          | S.919 | National Service Trust Act   committee substitute | Mitchell | Jul 27 | UC | V |
| Jul 1                                                                                                                                           | S.185 | Hatch Act Reform   motion to proceed | Mitchell | Jul 13 | UC | W |
| Jul 1                                                                                                                                           | S.185 | Hatch Act Reform   motion to proceed | Mitchell | Jul 13 | UC | W |
| Jun 10                                                                                                                                          | S.3 | Campaign Finance Reform   S.Amdt.366 | Mitchell | Jun 16 | 62                            -                            37 No.                                     154 | I |
| Jun 10                                                                                                                                          | S.3 | Campaign Finance Reform   S.Amdt.366 | Mitchell | Jun 15 | 52                            -                            45 No.                                     147 | F |
| Jun 9                                                                                                                                           | S.3 | Campaign Finance Reform   S.Amdt.366 | Boren | Jun 10 | 53                            -                            41 No.                                     146 | F |
| May 7                                                                                                                                           | H.R.2 | National Voter Registration   conference report | Mitchell | May 11 | no vote | N |
| May 7                                                                                                                                           | H.R.2 | National Voter Registration   conference report | Mitchell | May 11 | 63                            -                            37 No.                                     117 | I |
| Apr 5                                                                                                                                           | H.R.1335 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations FY93   committee substitute | Mitchell | Apr 21 | 56                            -                            43 No.                                     105 | F |
| Apr 3                                                                                                                                           | H.R.1335 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations FY93   committee substitute | Mitchell | Apr 5 | 49                            -                            29 No.                                     102 | F |
| Apr 2                                                                                                                                           | H.R.1335 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations FY93   committee substitute | Ford | Apr 3 | 52                            -                            37 No.                                     101 | F |
| Apr 1                                                                                                                                           | H.R.1335 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations FY93   committee substitute | Mitchell | Apr 2 | 55                            -                            43 No.                                     100 | F |
| Mar 15                                                                                                                                          | S.460 | National Voter Registration | Ford | Mar 17 | UC | V |
| Mar 15                                                                                                                                          | S.460 | National Voter Registration | Ford | Mar 16 | 59                            -                            41 No.                                     33 | F |
| Mar 5                                                                                                                                           | S.460 | National Voter Registration   motion to proceed | Pryor | Mar 9 | no vote | N |
| Mar 4                                                                                                                                           | S.460 | National Voter Registration   motion to proceed | Mosley Braun | Mar 9 | 62                            -                            38 No.                                     26 | I |
| Mar 3                                                                                                                                           | S.460 | National Voter Registration   motion to proceed | Ford | Mar 5 | 52                            -                            36 No.                                     25 | F |
| Feb 3                                                                                                                                           | S.5 | Family and Medical Leave Act | Mitchell | Feb 4 | no vote | N |
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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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