# Cloture Motions - 109th Congress

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| From January 4, 2005 through December 9, 2006, 68                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.         |
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| Motions             Filed in                 2006                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Dec 8                                                                                                                                           | H.R.6111 | Tax Relief and Health Care Act   motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment | Frist | Dec 8 | 78                            -                            10 No.                                     278 | I |
| Dec 6                                                                                                                                           | PN1746 | Judicial nominee Kent A. Jordan | Frist | Dec 8 | 93                            -                            0 No.                                     275 | I |
| Dec 5                                                                                                                                           | PN1396 | Nominee Andrew von Eschenbach | Frist | Dec 7 | 89                            -                            6 No.                                     273 | I |
| Sep 27                                                                                                                                          | S.403 | Child Interstate Abortion Notification   motion to concur in House amendment | Bennett | Sep 29 | 57                            -                            42 No.                                     263 | F |
| Sep 25                                                                                                                                          | H.R.6061 | Secure Fence Act | Frist | Sep 28 | 71                            -                            28 No.                                     260 | I |
| Sep 25                                                                                                                                          | H.R.6061 | Secure Fence Act   S.Amdt.5036 | Frist | Sep 27 | UC | W |
| Sep 18                                                                                                                                          | H.R.6061 | Secure Fence Act   motion to proceed | Frist | Sep 20 | 94                            -                            0 No.                                     252 | I |
| Sep 12                                                                                                                                          | H.R.4954 | Port Security bill | Frist | Sep 14 | 98                            -                            0 No.                                     247 | I |
| Aug 2                                                                                                                                           | H.R.5970 | Estate Tax Reduction and Extension of Tax Relief   motion to proceed | Frist | Aug 3 | 56                            -                            42 No.                                     229 | F |
| Jul 27                                                                                                                                          | S.3711 | Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act | Frist | Jul 31 | 72                            -                            23 No.                                     218 | I |
| Jul 24                                                                                                                                          | S.3711 | Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act   motion to proceed | Frist | Jul 26 | 86                            -                            12 No.                                     217 | I |
| Jun 20                                                                                                                                          | S.2766 | National Defense Authorization FY07 | McConnell | Jun 22 | 98                            -                            1 No.                                     183 | I |
| Jun 7                                                                                                                                           | PN876 | Nominee Richard Stickler | Sessions | Jun 13 | UC | W |
| Jun 6                                                                                                                                           | S.147 | Native Hawaiian Government Regorganization Act   motion to proceed | McConnell | Jun 8 | 56                            -                            41 No.                                     165 | F |
| Jun 6                                                                                                                                           | H.R.8 | Estate Tax Repeal   motion to proceed | McConnell | Jun 8 | 57                            -                            41 No.                                     164 | F |
| Jun 5                                                                                                                                           | S.J.Res.1 | Constitutional Amendment Relating to Marriage   motion to proceed | McConnell | Jun 7 | 49                            -                            48 No.                                     163 | F |
| May 24                                                                                                                                          | PN1446 | Nominee Dirk Kempthorne | Frist | May 26 | 85                            -                            8 No.                                     161 | I |
| May 22                                                                                                                                          | PN1179 | Judicial nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh | Frist | May 25 | 67                            -                            30 No.                                     158 | I |
| May 22                                                                                                                                          | S.2611 | Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act | Frist | May 24 | 73                            -                            25 No.                                     144 | I |
| May 10                                                                                                                                          | S.1955 | Small Business Health Insurance   committee substitute | Frist | May 11 | 55                            -                            43 No.                                     119 | F |
| May 5                                                                                                                                           | S.1955 | Small Business Health Insurance   motion to proceed | Frist | May 9 | 96                            -                            2 No.                                     117 | I |
| May 5                                                                                                                                           | S.23 | Women's Health Services Medical Malpractice Liability Reform   motion to proceed | Frist | May 8 | 49                            -                            44 No.                                     116 | F |
| May 5                                                                                                                                           | S.22 | Medical Malpractice Liability Reform   motion to proceed | Frist | May 8 | 48                            -                            42 No.                                     115 | F |
| Apr 27                                                                                                                                          | H.R.4939 | Emergency Supplemental FY06 | Frist | May 2 | 94                            -                            4 No.                                     103 | I |
| Apr 5                                                                                                                                           | PN70 | Nominee Peter Cyril Wyche Flory | Frist | Apr 7 | 36                            -                            62 No.                                     92 | F |
| Apr 5                                                                                                                                           | PN922 | Nominee Dorrance Smith | Frist | Apr 7 | UC | W |
| Apr 5                                                                                                                                           | PN413 | Nominee Gordon England | Frist | Apr 6 | UC | V |
| Apr 5                                                                                                                                           | PN608 | Nominee Benjamin A. Powell | Frist | Apr 6 | UC | V |
| Apr 5                                                                                                                                           | S.2454 | Immigration Reform | Frist | Apr 7 | 36                            -                            62 No.                                     90 | F |
| Apr 5                                                                                                                                           | S.2454 | Immigration Reform   motion to commit | Frist | Apr 7 | 38                            -                            60 No.                                     89 | F |
| Apr 4                                                                                                                                           | S.2454 | Immigration Reform   S.Amdt.3192 | Reid | Apr 6 | 39                            -                            60 No.                                     88 | F |
| Mar 16                                                                                                                                          | S.2454 | Immigration Reform   motion to proceed | Frist | Mar 28 | UC | W |
| Mar 8                                                                                                                                           | S.2349 | Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act   Vote No. 36 reconsidered | Frist | Mar 9Mar 28 | 51                            -                            47 No.                                     3681                                -                                16                                         No.                                         79 | FI |
| Mar 3                                                                                                                                           | S.2320 | Low Income Home Energy Assistance Funds | Frist | Mar 7 | 75                            -                            25 No.                                     33 | I |
| Feb 28                                                                                                                                          | S.2320 | Low Income Home Energy Assistance Funds   motion to proceed | Frist | Mar 2 | UC | W |
| Feb 16                                                                                                                                          | S.2271 | Patriot Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments | Frist | Feb 28 | 69                            -                            30 No.                                     23 | I |
| Feb 14                                                                                                                                          | S.2271 | Patriot Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments   motion to proceed | Frist | Feb 16 | 93                            -                            3 No.                                     22 | I |
| Feb 13                                                                                                                                          | S.852 | Fairness in Asbestos Injury Act   S.Amdt.2746 | Frist | Feb 14 | UC | W |
| Feb 13                                                                                                                                          | S.852 | Fairness in Asbestos Injury Act | Frist | Feb 14 | UC | W |
| Feb 8                                                                                                                                           | PN507 | Nominee Eric S. Edelman | Frist | Feb 9 | UC | W |
| Feb 6                                                                                                                                           | S.852 | Fairness in Asbestos Injury Act   motion to proceed | Frist | Feb 7 | 98                            -                            1 No.                                     12 | I |
| Jan 26                                                                                                                                          | PN1059 | Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito, Jr. | Frist | Jan 30 | 72                            -                            25 No.                                     1 | I |
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| Motions             Filed in                 2005                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Dec 19                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1815 | National Defense Authorization FY06   conference report | Frist | Dec 21 | UC | W |
| Dec 19                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2863 | Department of Defense Appropriations FY06   conference report | Frist | Dec 21 | 54                            -                            44 No.                                     364 | F |
| Dec 14                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3199 | Patriot Reauthorization Act   conference report   Vote. No. 358 reconsidered | Frist | Dec 16March 1, 2006 | 52                            -                            47 No.                                     35884                                -                                15                                         No.                                         28 | FI |
| Oct 25                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3010 | Labor, HHS Appropriations FY06 | Frist | Oct 27 | 97                            -                            0 No.                                     275 | I |
| Oct 4                                                                                                                                           | H.R.2863 | Defense Appropriations FY06 | Frist | Oct 5 | 95                            -                            4 No.                                     252 | I |
| Jul 29                                                                                                                                          | H.R.8 | Estate tax repeal bill   motion to proceed | Frist | Sep 6 | UC | W |
| Jul 29                                                                                                                                          | S.147 | Native Hawaiians bill   motion to proceed | Frist | Sep 6 | UC | W |
| Jul 27                                                                                                                                          | S.397 | Firearms Manufacturers Protection Act | Frist | Jul 28 | UC | V |
| Jul 22                                                                                                                                          | S.397 | Firearms Manufacturers Protection Act   motion to proceed | McConnell | Jul 26 | 66                            -                            32 No.                                     206 | I |
| Jul 22                                                                                                                                          | S.1042 | National Defense Authorization FY06 | McConnell | Jul 26 | 50                            -                            48 No.                                     205 | F |
| Jul 19                                                                                                                                          | PN68 | Nominee Thomas C. Dorr | Frist | Jul 21 | UC | V |
| Jun 21                                                                                                                                          | H.R.6 | Energy Policy Act of 2005 | Domenici | Jun 23 | 92                            -                            4 No.                                     152 | I |
| May 26                                                                                                                                          | PN200 | Judicial nominee William H. Pryor, Jr. | Frist | Jun 8 | 67                            -                            32 No.                                     132 | I |
| May 26                                                                                                                                          | PN201 | Judicial nominee Janice R. Brown | Frist | Jun 7 | 65                            -                            32 No.                                     130 | I |
| May 25                                                                                                                                          | PN326 | Nominee John R. Bolton   Vote No. 129 reconsidered | McConnell | May 26Jun 20 | 56                            -                            42 No.                                     12954                                -                                38                                         No.                                         142 | FF |
| May 20                                                                                                                                          | PN194 | Judicial Nominee Priscilla R. Owen | Cornyn | May 24 | 81                            -                            18 No.                                     127 | I |
| May 10                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3 | Transportation Equity Act | McConnell | May 12 | UC | V |
| May 10                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3 | Transportation Equity Act    S.Amdt. 605 | McConnell | May 12 | 97                            -                            7 No.                                     122 | I |
| Apr 27                                                                                                                                          | PN328 | Nominee Stephen L. Johnson | McConnell | Apr 28 | 61                            -                            37 No.                                     115 | I |
| Apr 27                                                                                                                                          | PN415 | Nominee Robert J. Portman | McConnell | Apr 28 | UC | W |
| Apr 22                                                                                                                                          | H.R.3 | Transportation Equity Act   motion to proceed | Bennett | Apr 26 | 94                            -                            6 No.                                     110 | I |
| Apr 15                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1268 | Emergency Supplemental FY05 | Frist | Apr 19 | 100                            -                            0 No.                                     103 | I |
| Apr 15                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1268 | Emergency Supplemental FY05   S.Amdt.375 | Frist | Apr 19 | 53                            -                            45 No.                                     98 | F |
| Apr 15                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1268 | Emergency Supplemental FY05   S.Amdt.432 | Frist | Apr 19 | 21                            -                            77 No.                                     97 | F |
| Apr 14                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1268 | Emergency Supplemental FY05   S.Amdt.387 | Mikulski | Apr 19 | 83                            -                            17 No.                                     101 | I |
| Mar 4                                                                                                                                           | S.256 | Bankruptcy Reform Act | McConnell | Mar 8 | 61                            -                            31 No.                                     29 | I |
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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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