# Cloture Motions - 87th Congress

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| From January 3, 1961 through October 13, 1962, 4                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.          |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1962                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Aug 11                                                                                                                                          | H.R.11040 | Communications Satellite | Mansfield | Aug 14 | 63                            -                            27  No. 162 | I |
| May 9                                                                                                                                           | H.R.1361 | Literacy Tests   Mansfield substitute amendment | Mansfield | May 14 | 42                            -                            52  No. 51 | F |
| May 7                                                                                                                                           | H.R.1361 | Literacy Tests   Mansfield substitute amendment | Mansfield | May 9 | 43                            -                            53  No. 48 | F |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1961                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Sep 16                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.4 | Amending the Cloture Rule   motion to proceed | Mansfield | Sep 19 | 37                            -                            43  No. 209 | 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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