# Cloture Motions - 96th Congress

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| From January 15, 1979 through December 16, 1980, 30                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.       |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1980                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Dec 5                                                                                                                                           | H.R.5200 | Fair Housing Amendments of 1979 | Byrd | Dec 9 | no vote | N |
| Dec 3                                                                                                                                           | H.R.5200 | Fair Housing Amendments of 1979   motion to proceed | Byrd | Dec 9 | 54                            -                            43  No. 511 | F |
| Dec 3                                                                                                                                           | Nomination | Judicial Nominee Stephen G. Breyer | Byrd | Dec 9 | no vote | N |
| Dec 2                                                                                                                                           | Nomination | Judicial Nominee Stephen G. Breyer | Kennedy | Dec 9 | 68                            -                            28  No. 512 | I |
| Dec 2                                                                                                                                           | H.R.5200 | Fair Housing Amendments of 1979   motion to proceed | Byrd | Dec 4 | 62                            -                            32  No. 504 | I |
| Dec 1                                                                                                                                           | H.R.5200 | Fair Housing Amendments of 1979   motion to proceed | Byrd | Dec 3 | 51                            -                            39  No. 500 | F |
| Aug 20                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1197 | Tonnage Measurement Simplification Act   S.Amdt.1972 | Byrd | Aug 21 | no vote | N |
| Aug 19                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1197 | Tonnage Measurement Simplification Act   S.Amdt.1972 | Byrd | Aug 21 | 61                            -                            32  No. 362 | I |
| Aug 5                                                                                                                                           | H.R.39 | Alaska Lands Conservation Act   committee substitute | Byrd | Aug 18 | no vote | N |
| Aug 5                                                                                                                                           | H.R.39 | Alaska Lands Conservation Act   committee substitute | Byrd | Aug 18 | 63                            -                            25  No. 354 | I |
| Aug 1                                                                                                                                           | Nomination | Nominee Don A. Zimmerman | Byrd | Aug 5 | 63                            -                            31  No. 344 | I |
| Jul 31                                                                                                                                          | Nomination | Nominee Don A. Zimmerman | Byrd | Aug 4 | 45                            -                            31  No. 340 | F |
| Jul 30                                                                                                                                          | Nomination | Nominee Don A. Zimmerman | Byrd | Aug 1 | 51                            -                            35  No. 338 | F |
| Jun 9                                                                                                                                           | H.J.Res.521 | Draft Registration | Byrd | Jun 10 | no vote | N |
| Jun 6                                                                                                                                           | H.J.Res.521 | Draft Registration | Byrd | Jun 10 | 62                            -                            32  No. 176 | I |
| May 13                                                                                                                                          | S.598 | Soft Drink Interbrand Competition Act | Byrd | May 15 | 86                            -                            6  No. 143 | I |
| Apr 29                                                                                                                                          | H.R.10 | Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons   conference report | Byrd | May 1 | 60                            -                            34  No. 90 | I |
| Apr 28                                                                                                                                          | H.R.10 | Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons   conference report | Byrd | April 30 | 53                            -                            35  No. 87 | F |
| Apr 25                                                                                                                                          | H.R.10 | Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons   conference report | DeConcini | April 29 | 56                            -                            34  No. 86 | F |
| Apr 24                                                                                                                                          | H.R.10 | Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons   conference report | Bayh | April 28 | 44                            -                            39  No. 85 | F |
| Apr 21                                                                                                                                          | Nomination | Nominee William A. Lubbers | Byrd | April 22 | UC | V |
| Apr 18                                                                                                                                          | Nomination | Nominee William A. Lubbers | Byrd | April 22 | 62                            -                            34  No. 80 | I |
| Apr 17                                                                                                                                          | Nomination | Nominee William A. Lubbers | Byrd | April 21 | 46                            -                            40  No. 79 | F |
| Mar 25                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3919 | Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980   conference report | Byrd | Mar 26 | UC | V |
| Mar 24                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3919 | Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980   conference report | Byrd | Mar 26 | UC | V |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1979                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Dec 14                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3919 | Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax of 1980 | Byrd | Dec 17 | 84                            -                            14  No. 491 | I |
| Dec 12                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3919 | Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax of 1980 | Byrd | Dec 14 | 56                            -                            39  No. 481 | F |
| Dec 11                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3919 | Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax of 1980 | Byrd | Dec 13 | 56                            -                            40  No. 479 | F |
| Dec 10                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3919 | Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax of 1980 | Byrd | Dec 12 | 53                            -                            46  No. 472 | F |
| Jun 27                                                                                                                                          | S.J.Res.28 | Direct Popular Election of President and Vice President | Bayh | July 9 | UC | W |
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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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