# Cloture Motions - 105th Congress

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| From January 7, 1997 through December 19, 1998, 69                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.        |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1998                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Oct 7                                                                                                                                           | H.R.2431 | Freedom From Religious Persecution Act   motion to proceed | McCain | Oct 8 | UC | V |
| Oct 2                                                                                                                                           | S.442 | Internet Tax Freedom Act | McCain | Oct 7 | 94                            -                            4 No.                                     302 | I |
| Oct 1                                                                                                                                           | H.R.10 | Financial Services Act   motion to proceed | Lott | Oct 5 | 93                            -                            0 No.                                     297 | I |
| Sep 25                                                                                                                                          | S.442 | Internet Tax Freedom Act   motion to proceed | McCain | Sep 29 | 89                            -                            6 No.                                     292 | I |
| Sep 24                                                                                                                                          | S.2176 | Federal Vacancies Reform Act | Lott | Sep 28 | 53                            -                            38 No.                                     289 | F |
| Sep 22                                                                                                                                          | S.2176 | Federal Vacancies Reform Act   motion to proceed | Grassley | Sep 24 | 96                            -                            1 No.                                     285 | I |
| Sep 18                                                                                                                                          | S.1645 | Child Custody Protection Act   committee substitute | Nickles | Sep 22 | 54                            -                            45 No.                                     282 | F |
| Sep 10                                                                                                                                          | S.1981 | Truth in Employment Act   motion to proceed | Sessions | Sep 14 | 52                            -                            42 No.                                     266 | F |
| Sep 9                                                                                                                                           | S.1301 | Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act   S.Amdt.3559 | Lott | Sep 11 | UC | V |
| Sep 9                                                                                                                                           | S.1645 | Child Custody Protection Act   motion to proceed | Lott | Sep 11 | 97                            -                            0 No.                                     265 | I |
| Sep 8                                                                                                                                           | S.2237 | Interior Appropriations FY99   S.Amdt.3554 | Lott | Sep 10 | 52                            -                            48 No.                                     264 | F |
| Sep 3                                                                                                                                           | S.1301 | Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act   motion to proceed | Lott | Sep 9 | 99                            -                            1 No.                                     263 | I |
| Sep 3                                                                                                                                           | S.1873 | American Missile Protection Act   motion to proceed | Lott | Sep 9 | 59                            -                            41 No.                                     262 | F |
| Jul 17                                                                                                                                          | H.R.4112 | Legislative Branch Appropriations FY99 | Lott | Jul 21 | 83                            -                            16 No.                                     213 | I |
| Jul 9                                                                                                                                           | S.2271 | Property Rights Implementation   motion to proceed | Lott | Jul 13 | 52                            -                            42 No.                                     197 | F |
| Jul 7                                                                                                                                           | S.648 | Product Liability Reform Act   S.Amdt.3064 | Lott | Jul 9 | 51                            -                            47 No.                                     188 | F |
| Jun 26                                                                                                                                          | S.648 | Product Liability Reform Act   motion to proceed | Lott | Jul 7 | 71                            -                            24 No.                                     184 | I |
| Jun 19                                                                                                                                          | S.2057 | Defense Authorization FY99 | Warner | Jun 23 | UC | V |
| Jun 17                                                                                                                                          | S.1415 | Universal Tobacco Settlement Act   modified committee substitute | Lott | Jun 17 | 57                            -                            42 No.                                     161 | F |
| Jun 9                                                                                                                                           | S.1415 | Universal Tobacco Settlement Act   modified committee substitute | Daschle | Jun 11 | 43                            -                            56 No.                                     156 | F |
| Jun 5                                                                                                                                           | S.1415 | Universal Tobacco Settlement Act   modified committee substitute | Conrad | Jun 10 | 43                            -                            55 No.                                     153 | F |
| Jun 4                                                                                                                                           | S.1415 | Universal Tobacco Settlement Act    modified committee substitute | Daschle | Jun 9 | 42                            -                            56 No.                                     150 | F |
| May 22                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1270 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act   motion to proceed | Lott | Jun 2 | 56                            -                            39 No.                                     148 | F |
| May 14                                                                                                                                          | S.1415 | Universal Tobacco Settlement Act   motion to proceed | Lott | May 15 | UC | W |
| May 11                                                                                                                                          | S.1873 | American Missile Protection Act   motion to proceed | Cochran | May 13 | 59                            -                            41 No.                                     131 | F |
| Mar 26                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2646 | Education Savings Act | Lott | Mar 27 | UC | V |
| Mar 18                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2646 | Education Savings Act | Lott | Mar 26 | 58                            -                            42 No.                                     46 | F |
| Mar 18                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2646 | Education Savings Act | Lott | Mar 19 | 55                            -                            44 No.                                     38 | F |
| Mar 16                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2646 | Education Savings Act   motion to proceed | Roth | Mar 17 | no vote | N |
| Mar 13                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2646 | Education Savings Act   motion to proceed | Lott | Mar 17 | 74                            -                            24 No.                                     34 | I |
| Mar 6                                                                                                                                           | S.1173 | Surface Transportation Act   S.Amdt.1676 | Lott | Mar 11 | 96                            -                            3 No.                                     28 | I |
| Feb 24                                                                                                                                          | S.1663 | Campaign Finance Reform | Burns | Feb 26 | 45                            -                            54 No.                                     17 | F |
| Feb 24                                                                                                                                          | S.1663 | Campaign Finance Reform   S.Amdt.1646 | Daschle | Feb 26 | 51                            -                            48 No.                                     16 | F |
| Feb 24                                                                                                                                          | S.1663 | Campaign Finance Reform   S.Amdt.1647 | Daschle | Feb 25 | no vote | N |
| Feb 5                                                                                                                                           | PN622 | Nominee David Satcher | Lott | Feb 10 | 75                            -                            23 No.                                     8 | I |
| Feb 5                                                                                                                                           | S.1601 | Human Cloning Prohibition Act   motion to proceed | Lott | Feb 11 | 42                            -                            54 No.                                     10 | F |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1997                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Oct 31                                                                                                                                          | S.1269 | Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act of 1997   motion to proceed | Lott | Nov 4 | 69                            -                            31 No.                                     292 | I |
| Oct 31                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2646 | Education Savings Account | Coverdell | Nov 4 | 56                            -                            44 No.                                     291 | F |
| Oct 29                                                                                                                                          | H.R.2646 | Education Savings Account | Lott | Oct 31 | 56                            -                            41 No.                                     288 | F |
| Oct 29                                                                                                                                          | H.R.1119 | Defense Authorization FY98   motion to proceed to conference report | Lott | Oct 31 | 93                            -                            2 No.                                     289 | I |
| Oct 24                                                                                                                                          | S.1173 | Surface Transportation Act   modified committee amendment | Lott | Oct 28 | 52                            -                            48 No.                                     282 | F |
| Oct 22                                                                                                                                          | S.1173 | Surface Transportation Act   modified committee amendment | Chafee | Oct 24 | 43                            -                            49 No.                                     278 | F |
| Oct 21                                                                                                                                          | S.1173 | Surface Transportation Act   modified committee amendment | Lott | Oct 23 | 48                            -                            50 No.                                     277 | F |
| Oct 21                                                                                                                                          | S.1173 | Surface Transportation Act   modified committee amendment | Lott | Oct 23 | 48                            -                            52 No.                                     275 | F |
| Oct 7                                                                                                                                           | S.25 | Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1997   S.Amdt.1258 | Lott | Oct 9 | 51                            -                            48 No.                                     274 | F |
| Oct 7                                                                                                                                           | S.25 | Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1997 | Daschle | Oct 9 | 52                            -                            47 No.                                     273 | F |
| Oct 6                                                                                                                                           | S.25 | Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1997 | Daschle | Oct 8 | 52                            -                            47 No.                                     270 | F |
| Oct 3                                                                                                                                           | S.1156 | D.C. Appropriations FY98   S.Amdt.1253 | Coverdell | Oct 7 | 99                            -                            1 No.                                     268 | I |
| Oct 3                                                                                                                                           | S.25 | Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1997 | Coverdell | Oct 7 | 53                            -                            47 No.                                     267 | F |
| Oct 3                                                                                                                                           | S.25 | Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1997   S.Amdt.1258 | Coverdell | Oct 7 | 52                            -                            48 No.                                     266 | F |
| Sep 24                                                                                                                                          | S.1156 | D.C Appropriations FY98   S.Amdt.1249 | Faircloth | Sep 30 | 58                            -                            41 No.                                     260 | F |
| Sep 18                                                                                                                                          | S.830 | FDA Modernization Act | Jeffords | Sep 23 | UC | V |
| Sep 11                                                                                                                                          | S.830 | FDA Modernization Act   S.Amdt.1130 | Lott | Sep 16 | 94                            -                            4 No.                                     239 | I |
| Sep 4                                                                                                                                           | S.830 | FDA Modernization Act   motion to proceed | Enzi | Sep 5 | no vote | N |
| Sep 3                                                                                                                                           | S.830 | FDA Modernization Act   motion to proceed | Lott | Sep 5 | 89                            -                            5 No.                                     220 | I |
| Jul 23                                                                                                                                          | S.39 | International Dolphin Conservation   motion to proceed | Lott | Jul 25 | UC | V |
| Jul 11                                                                                                                                          | PN231 | Nominee Joel I. Klein | Nickles | Jul 14 | 78                            -                            11 No.                                     174 | I |
| Jul 8                                                                                                                                           | S.936 | Defense Authorization FY98 | Lott | Jul 10 | no vote | N |
| Jun 27                                                                                                                                          | S.936 | Defense Authorization FY98 | Lott | Jul 8 | 46                            -                            45 No.                                     161 | F |
| Jun 2                                                                                                                                           | S.4 | Family Friendly Workplace Act   modified committee amendment | Craig | Jun 4 | 51                            -                            47 No.                                     93 | F |
| May 13                                                                                                                                          | S.4 | Family Friendly Workplace Act   modified committee amendment | Lott | May 15 | 53                            -                            47 No.                                     68 | F |
| May 5                                                                                                                                           | S.672 | Supplemental Appropriations FY97 | Sessions | May 7 | 100                            -                            0 No.                                     57 | I |
| Apr 29                                                                                                                                          | S.543 | Volunteer Protection Act   motion to proceed | Coverdell | May 1 | no vote | V |
| Apr 29                                                                                                                                          | S.543 | Volunteer Protection Act   motion to proceed | Coverdell | May 1 | UC | V |
| Apr 28                                                                                                                                          | S.543 | Volunteer Protection Act   motion to proceed | Coverdell | Apr 30 | 55                            -                            44 No.                                     53 | F |
| Apr 25                                                                                                                                          | S.543 | Volunteer Protection Act   motion to proceed | Smith | Apr 29 | 53                            -                            46 No.                                     52 | F |
| Apr 9                                                                                                                                           | S.104 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act   S.Amdt.26 | Lott | Apr 10 | UC | W |
| Apr 7                                                                                                                                           | S.104 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act   motion to proceed | Nickles | Apr 8 | UC | W |
| Mar 20                                                                                                                                          | S.104 | Nuclear Waste Policy Act   motion to proceed | Lott | Apr 8 | 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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