# Cloture Motions - 98th Congress

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| From January 3, 1983 through October 12, 1984, 41                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.         |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1984                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Sep 28                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.648 | Continuing Appropriations FY85   Committee Amendment No. 1 | Hatch | Oct 2 | UC | V |
| Sep 28                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.648 | Continuing Appropriations FY85   Committee Amendment No. 1 | Byrd | Oct 2 | UC | V |
| Sep 28                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.648 | Continuing Appropriations FY85   S.Amdt.5727 | Byrd | Oct 2 | no vote | N |
| Sep 28                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.648 | Continuing Appropriations FY85   S.Amdt.5509 | Byrd | Oct 2 | no vote | N |
| Sep 28                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.648 | Continuing Appropriations FY85   S.Amdt.5508 | Baker | Oct 2 | no vote | N |
| Sep 27                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.648 | Continuing Appropriations FY85   S.Amdt.5727 | Hatch | Oct 2 | no vote | N |
| Sep 27                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.648 | Continuing Appropriations FY85   S.Amdt.5509 | Byrd | Oct 2 | no vote | N |
| Sep 27                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.648 | Continuing Appropriations FY85   S.Amdt.5508 | Byrd | Sep 29 | 92                            -                            4  No. 255 | I |
| Sep 25                                                                                                                                          | S.2527 | Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1984 | Baker | Sep 27 | UC | V |
| Sep 20                                                                                                                                          | S.2527 | Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1984   motion to proceed | Baker | Sep 24 | 70                            -                            12  No. 249 | I |
| Sep 19                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.66 | Broadcasting of Senate Proceedings | Baker | Sep 21 | 37                            -                            44  No. 247 | F |
| Sep 13                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.66 | Broadcasting of Senate Proceedings   motion to proceed | Baker | Sep 18 | 73                            -                            26  No. 240 | I |
| Sep 11                                                                                                                                          | S.2851 | Financial Services Competitive Equity Act | Baker | Sep 13 | 92                            -                            6  No. 236 | I |
| Sep 6                                                                                                                                           | S.2851 | Financial Services Competitive Equity Act   motion to proceed | Garn | Sep 10 | 89                            -                            3  No. 232 | I |
| Aug 6                                                                                                                                           | H.R.5743 | Department of Agriculture Appropriations FY85   motion to waive the Budget Act | Baker | Aug 8 | 68                            -                            30  No. 213 | I |
| Aug 2                                                                                                                                           | H.R.5743 | Department of Agriculture Appropriations FY85   motion to waive the Budget Act | Baker | Aug 6 | 54                            -                            31  No. 211 | F |
| Jul 31                                                                                                                                          | PN664 | Judicial nominee James H. Wilkinson III | Baker | Aug 9 | 65                            -                            32  No. 225 | I |
| Jul 27                                                                                                                                          | S.268 | Hydroelectric Powerplants   motion to concur in the House amendment | Baker | Jul 30 | no vote | N |
| Jul 26                                                                                                                                          | PN593 | Judicial nominee James H. Wilkinson III | Baker | Jul 31 | 57                            -                            39  No. 208 | F |
| Jul 26                                                                                                                                          | S.268 | Hydroelectric Powerplants    motion to concur in the House amendment | Baker | Jul 30 | 60                            -                            28  No. 202 | I |
| Mar 21                                                                                                                                          | H.R.4072 | Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act | Baker | Mar 22 | no vote | N |
| Mar 21                                                                                                                                          | H.R.4072 | Agricultural Programs Adjustment Act   committee substitute | Baker | Mar 22 | no vote | N |
| Feb 7                                                                                                                                           | S.1765 | Capital Punishment | Baker | Feb 9 | 65                            -                            26  No. 13 | I |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1983                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Nov 14                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.290 | Olympic Duty Suspension   motion to proceed | Baker | Nov 15 | UC | V |
| Nov 2                                                                                                                                           | S.1715 | Natural Gas Policy Act Amendments of 1983   motion to proceed | Baker | Nov 3 | no vote | N |
| Nov 1                                                                                                                                           | S.1715 | Natural Gas Policy Act Amendments of 1983   motion to proceed | Baker | Nov 3 | 86                            -                            7  No. 331 | I |
| Oct 3                                                                                                                                           | H.R.3706 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday   motion to proceed | Baker | Oct 5 | UC | V |
| Aug 2                                                                                                                                           | S.602 | Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act   motion to proceed | Baker | Aug 3 | no vote | N |
| Jul 29                                                                                                                                          | S.602 | Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act   motion to proceed | Baker | Aug 3 | 62                            -                            33  No. 242 | I |
| Jul 21                                                                                                                                          | S.675 | Defense Authorization FY84 | Baker | Jul 22 | UC | V |
| Jul 21                                                                                                                                          | S.675 | Defense Authorization FY84   committee substitute | Baker | Jul 22 | UC | V |
| Jul 20                                                                                                                                          | S.675 | Defense Authorization FY84 | Baker | Jul 22 | UC | V |
| Jul 20                                                                                                                                          | S.675 | Defense Authorization FY84   committee substitute | Baker | Jul 22 | UC | V |
| Jul 19                                                                                                                                          | S.675 | Defense Authorization FY84 | Baker | Jul 21 | UC | V |
| Jul 19                                                                                                                                          | S.675 | Defense Authorization FY84   committee substitute | Baker | Jul 21 | 55                            -                            41  No. 214 | F |
| Apr 18                                                                                                                                          | S.144 | International Trade and Investment Act | Kasten | Apr 20 | 39                            -                            59  No. 58 | F |
| Apr 15                                                                                                                                          | S.144 | International Trade and Investment Act | Kasten | Apr 19 | 34                            -                            53  No. 57 | F |
| Mar 16                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1718 | Emergency Jobs Appropriations | Baker | Mar 17 | no vote | V |
| Mar 14                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1718 | Emergency Jobs Appropriations   S.Amdt.504 | Kasten | March 16 | 59                            -                            39  No. 27 | F |
| Mar 14                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1718 | Emergency Jobs Appropriations | Dole | March 16 | 50                            -                            48  No. 26 | F |
| Feb 24                                                                                                                                          | S.47 | Shipping Act of 1983 | Baker | March 1 | UC | V |
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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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