# Cloture Motions - 104th Congress

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| From January 4, 1995 through October 4, 1996, 82                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.          |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1996                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Sep 30                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3539 | FAA Reauthorization   conference report | Lott | Oct 3 | 66                            -                            31 No.                                     304 | I |
| Sep 30                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3539 | FAA Reauthorization   motion to proceed to conference report | Lott | Sep 30 | no vote | N |
| Sep 26                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2202 | Immigration Reform   conference report | Lott | Oct 3 | no vote | N |
| Sep 5                                                                                                                                           | H.R.3396 | Defense of Marriage   motion to proceed | Lott | Sep 5 | no vote | W |
| Jul 16                                                                                                                                          | S.1936 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act   motion to proceed | Lott | Jul 24 | UC | V |
| Jul 11                                                                                                                                          | S.1936 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act   motion to proceed | Lott | Jul 16 | 65                            -                            34 No.                                     193 | I |
| Jul 11                                                                                                                                          | S.1894 | Defense Appropriations FY97 | Stevens | Jul 17 | UC | V |
| Jun 28                                                                                                                                          | S.1788 | National Right to Work Act   motion to proceed | Lott | Jul 10 | 31                            -                            68 No.                                     188 | F |
| Jun 27                                                                                                                                          | S.1745 | National Defense Authorization FY97 | Lott | Jun 28 | no vote | W |
| Jun 25                                                                                                                                          | S.1745 | National Defense Authorization FY97 | Grams | Jun 28 | 53                            -                            43 No.                                     181 | F |
| Jun 24                                                                                                                                          | S.1745 | National Defense Authorization FY97 | McCain | Jun 26 | 52                            -                            46 No.                                     170 | F |
| Jun 20                                                                                                                                          | S.1219 | Campaign Finance Reform | Lott | Jun 25 | 54                            -                            46 No.                                     168 | F |
| May 23                                                                                                                                          | S.1635 | Missile Defense System   motion to proceed | Dole | Jun 4 | 53                            -                            46 No.                                     157 | F |
| May 9                                                                                                                                           | H.R.2937 | White House Travel Office   S.Amdt.3961 | Dole | May 14 | 54                            -                            43 No.                                     112 | F |
| May 8                                                                                                                                           | H.R.2937 | White House Travel Office   S.Amdt.3960 | Dole | May 9 | 52                            -                            44 No.                                     111 | F |
| May 6                                                                                                                                           | H.R.2937 | White House Travel Office | Dole | May 8 | 53                            -                            45 No.                                     110 | F |
| May 3                                                                                                                                           | H.R.2937 | White House Travel Office | Dole | May 7 | 52                            -                            44 No.                                     109 | F |
| Apr 29                                                                                                                                          | S.1664 | Immigration and Nationality Act | Simpson | May 2 | 100                            -                            0 No.                                     107 | I |
| Apr 25                                                                                                                                          | S.1664 | Immigration and Nationality Act   S.Amdt.3743 | Dole | Apr 29 | no vote | N |
| Apr 25                                                                                                                                          | S.1664 | Immigration and Nationality Act   S.Amdt.3743 | Dole | Apr 29 | 91                            -                            0 No.                                     90 | I |
| Apr 24                                                                                                                                          | S.1664 | Immigration and Nationality Act   S.Amdt.3667 | Dorgan | Apr 24 | no vote | N |
| Apr 19                                                                                                                                          | S.J.Res.21 | Congressional Term Limits Constitutional Amendment   committee substitute | Dole | Apr 23 | 58                            -                            42 No.                                     79 | F |
| Apr 16                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.227 | Whitewater Extension   motion to proceed | Lott | Apr 17 | UC | V |
| Apr 15                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.227 | Whitewater Extension   motion to proceed | Simpson | Apr 17 | UC | V |
| Mar 29                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.227 | Whitewater Extension   motion to proceed | Lott | Apr 16 | 51                            -                            46 No.                                     61 | F |
| Mar 26                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1296 | Presidio Properties   S.Amdt.3573 | Daschle | Mar 28 | 55                            -                            45 No.                                     58 | F |
| Mar 25                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1296 | Presidio Properties   S.Amdt.3564 | Murkowski | Mar 27 | 51                            -                            49 No.                                     54 | F |
| Mar 18                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.227 | Whitewater Extension   motion to proceed | Lott | Mar 20 | 53                            -                            47 No.                                     45 | F |
| Mar 18                                                                                                                                          | H.R.956 | Product Liability Reform   conference report | Lott | Mar 20 | 60                            -                            40 No.                                     44 | I |
| Mar 15                                                                                                                                          | H.R.956 | Product Liability Reform   conference report | Kyl | Mar 21 | no vote | N |
| Mar 15                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.227 | Whitewater Extension   motion to proceed | Kyl | Mar 21 | 52                            -                            46 No.                                     47 | F |
| Mar 12                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.227 | Whitewater Extension   motion to proceed | Burns | Mar 14 | 51                            -                            46 No.                                     34 | F |
| Mar 11                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.227 | Whitewater Extension   motion to proceed | Lott | Mar 13 | 53                            -                            47 No.                                     29 | F |
| Mar 7                                                                                                                                           | S.Res.227 | Whitewater Extension   motion to proceed | Lott | Mar 12 | 53                            -                            47 No.                                     26 | F |
| Mar 7                                                                                                                                           | H.R.2546 | D.C. Appropriations FY96   conference report | Lott | Mar 12 | 56                            -                            44 No.                                     25 | F |
| Feb 29                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2546 | D.C. Appropriations FY96   conference report | Lott | Mar 5 | 53                            -                            43 No.                                     23 | F |
| Feb 27                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2546 | D.C. Appropriations FY96   conference report | Lott | Feb 29 | 52                            -                            42 No.                                     21 | F |
| Feb 23                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2546 | D.C. Appropriations FY96   conference report | Lott | Feb 27 | 54                            -                            44 No.                                     20 | F |
| Jan 31                                                                                                                                          | S.1541 | Farm Bill   S.Amdt.3184 | Lott | Feb 6 | 59                            -                            34 No.                                     9 | F |
| Jan 31                                                                                                                                          | S.1541 | Farm Bill | Craig | Feb 1 | 53                            -                            45 No.                                     7 | F |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1995                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Dec 15                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2127 | Department of Labor Appropriations FY96   motion to proceed | Dole | Dec 22 | no vote | N |
| Dec 6                                                                                                                                           | S.J.Res.31 | Flag Protection Constitutional Amendment   motion to proceed | Dole | Dec 7 | UC | W |
| Oct 13                                                                                                                                          | H.R.927 | Cuba Sanctions   S.Amdt.2898 | Dole | Oct 18 | 98                            -                            0 No.                                     491 | I |
| Oct 11                                                                                                                                          | H.R.927 | Cuba Sanctions   S.Amdt.2898 | Helms | Oct 17 | 59                            -                            36 No.                                     489 | F |
| Oct 11                                                                                                                                          | H.R.927 | Cuba Sanctions   S.Amdt.2898 | Dole | Oct 12 | 56                            -                            37 No.                                     488 | F |
| Sep 11                                                                                                                                          | H.R.4 | Welfare Reform Bill   S.Amdt.2280 | Dole | Sep 19 | no vote | N |
| Aug 9                                                                                                                                           | S.1026 | National Defense Authorization FY96 | Thurmond | Sep 6 | no vote | N |
| Aug 4                                                                                                                                           | S.1026 | National Defense Authorization FY96 | Dole | Sep 6 | no vote | N |
| Jul 31                                                                                                                                          | S.908 | Foreign Relations Revitalization Act FY95 | Dole | Aug 1 | 55                            -                            45 No.                                     346 | F |
| Jul 28                                                                                                                                          | S.908 | Foreign Relations Revitalization Act FY95 | Dole | Aug 1 | 55                            -                            45 No.                                     345 | F |
| Jul 26                                                                                                                                          | S.961 | Foreign Assistance Authorization FY96-97   motion to proceed | Lott | Jul 27 | UC | V |
| Jul 26                                                                                                                                          | S.908 | Foreign Relations Revitalization FY95   motion to proceed | Lott | Jul 28 | UC | V |
| Jul 17                                                                                                                                          | S.343 | Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act   S.Amdt.1487 | Hatch | Jul 20 | 58                            -                            40 No.                                     315 | F |
| Jul 14                                                                                                                                          | S.343 | Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act   S.Amdt.1487 | Dole | Jul 18 | 53                            -                            47 No.                                     311 | F |
| Jul 12                                                                                                                                          | S.343 | Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act   S.Amdt.1487 | Lott | Jul 17 | 48                            -                            46 No.                                     309 | F |
| Jun 20                                                                                                                                          | PN245 | Nominee Henry W. Foster | Daschle | Jun 22 | 57                            -                            43 No.                                     280 | F |
| Jun 20                                                                                                                                          | PN245 | Nominee Henry W. Foster | Daschle | Jun 21 | 57                            -                            43 No.                                     273 | F |
| Jun 15                                                                                                                                          | S.440 | National Highway System Designation   motion to proceed | Chafee | Jun 16 | UC | W |
| Jun 13                                                                                                                                          | S.652 | Telecommunications Act of 1996 | Cochran | Jun 14 | no vote | N |
| Jun 12                                                                                                                                          | S.652 | Telecommunications Act of 1996 | Lott | Jun 14 | 89                            -                            11 No.                                     259 | I |
| Jun 5                                                                                                                                           | S.735 | Anti-terrorism Bill   S.Amdt.1199 | Dole | Jun 6 | UC | V |
| May 15                                                                                                                                          | S.395 | Alaska Power Administration | Lott | May 16 | no vote | N |
| May 10                                                                                                                                          | S.534 | Solid Waste Disposal   committee substitute | Specter | May 12 | 50                            -                            47 No.                                     165 | F |
| May 8                                                                                                                                           | H.R.956 | Product Liability Reform   S.Amdt.690 | Hutchison | May 9 | no vote | N |
| May 5                                                                                                                                           | H.R.956 | Product Liability Reform   S.Amdt.690 | Coverdell | May 9 | 60                            -                            38 No.                                     156 | I |
| May 5                                                                                                                                           | H.R.956 | Product Liability Reform   S.Amdt.690 | Coverdell | May 8 | 43                            -                            49 No.                                     153 | F |
| May 2                                                                                                                                           | H.R.956 | Product Liability Reform   S.Amdt.596 | Gorton | May 4 | 47                            -                            52 No.                                     152 | F |
| May 2                                                                                                                                           | H.R.956 | Product Liability Reform   S.Amdt.596 | Gorton | May 4 | 46                            -                            53 No.                                     151 | F |
| Apr 6                                                                                                                                           | H.R.1158 | Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions   S.Amdt.420 | Dole | Apr 6 | no vote | N |
| Apr 4                                                                                                                                           | H.R.1158 | Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions   S.Amdt.420 | Dole | Apr 6 | 56                            -                            44 No.                                     127 | F |
| Mar 31                                                                                                                                          | H.R.831 | Health Insurance Tax Deduction   conference report | Dole | Apr 3 | 83                            -                            0 No.                                     126 | I |
| Mar 21                                                                                                                                          | S.4 | Line Item Veto   S.Amdt.347 | McCain | Mar 22 | UC | V |
| Mar 20                                                                                                                                          | S.4 | Line Item Veto   S.Amdt.347 | McCain | Mar 22 | UC | V |
| Mar 10                                                                                                                                          | H.R.889 | Emergency Supplemental FY95   S.Amdt.331 | Gregg | Mar 15 | UC | V |
| Mar 9                                                                                                                                           | H.R.889 | Emergency Supplemental FY95   S.Amdt.331 | Dole | Mar 15 | 58                            -                            39 No.                                     103 | F |
| Feb 15                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.1 | Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment | Dole | Feb 16 | UC | V |
| Feb 15                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.1 | Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment | Dole | Feb 16 | UC | V |
| Feb 14                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.1 | Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment | Dole | Feb 16 | 57                            -                            42 No.                                     74 | F |
| Jan 25                                                                                                                                          | S.1 | Unfunded Mandate Reform Act 1995 | Lott | Jan 27 | no vote | N |
| Jan 19                                                                                                                                          | S.1 | Unfunded Mandate Reform Act 1995 | Dole | Jan 19 | UC | V |
| Jan 18                                                                                                                                          | S.1 | Unfunded Mandate Reform Act 1995 | Dole | Jan 19 | UC | V |
| Jan 17                                                                                                                                          | S.1 | Unfunded Mandate Reform Act 1995 | Dole | Jan 19 | 54                            -                            44 No.                                     27 | 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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