# Cloture Motions - 97th Congress

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| From January 5, 1981 through December 23, 1982, 31                    cloture                    motions were                     filed.        |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1982                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Dec 21                                                                                                                                          | H.R.6211 | Surface Transportation Act of 1982   conference report | Baker | Dec 23 | 81                            -                            5  No. 468 | I |
| Dec 14                                                                                                                                          | H.R.6211 | Surface Transportation Act of 1982   Vote No. 417 Reconsidered | Baker | Dec 16Dec 20 | 5                            -                            93  No. 41787                                -                                8   No. 465 | FI |
| Dec 14                                                                                                                                          | H.R.6211 | Surface Transportation Act of 1982   S.Amdt.4998   Vote No. 416 Reconsidered | Baker | Dec 16Dec 19 | 48                            -                            50  No. 41689                                -                                5 No. 456 | FI |
| Dec 10                                                                                                                                          | H.R.6211 | Surface Transportation Act of 1982   motion to proceed | Baker | Dec 13 | 75                            -                            13  No. 401 | I |
| Dec 1                                                                                                                                           | S.995 | Anti-Trust Contributions   committee amendment | Thurmond | Dec 2 | UC | V |
| Nov 30                                                                                                                                          | S.995 | Anti-Trust Contributions | Stevens | Dec 2 | 44                            -                            51  No. 391 | F |
| Nov 30                                                                                                                                          | S.995 | Anti-Trust Contributions   committee amendment | Stevens | Dec 2 | 38                            -                            58  No. 390 | F |
| Sep 21                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.520 | Temporary Debt Limit Increase   S.Amdt.2031 | Baker | Sep 23 | 53                            -                            45  No. 349 | F |
| Sep 20                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.520 | Temporary Debt Limit Increase   S.Amdt.2031 | Baker | Sep 22 | 54                            -                            46  No. 347 | F |
| Sep 17                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.520 | Temporary Debt Limit Increase   S.Amdt.2031 | Baker | Sep 21 | 53                            -                            47  No. 346 | F |
| Sep 17                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.520 | Temporary Debt Limit Increase   S.Amdt.2031 | Baker | Sep 17 | UC | W |
| Sep 16                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.520 | Temporary Debt Limit Increase   S.Amdt.2031 | Helms | Sep 20 | 50                            -                            39  No. 345 | F |
| Sep 14                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.520 | Temporary Debt Limit Increase   S.Amdt.2038 | Baker | Sep 15 | no vote | V |
| Sep 13                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.520 | Temporary Debt Limit Increase   S.Amdt.2038 | Baker | Sep 15 | 50                            -                            44  No. 343 | F |
| Sep 9                                                                                                                                           | H.J.Res.520 | Temporary Debt Limit Increase   S.Amdt.2038 | Baker | Sep 13 | 45                            -                            35  No. 342 | F |
| Aug 20                                                                                                                                          | H.J.Res.520 | Temporary Debt Limit Increase   S.Amdt.2038 | Baker | Sep 9 | 41                            -                            47  No. 340 | F |
| Jun 14                                                                                                                                          | S.1992 | Voting Rights Act Amendments | Baker | Jun 15 | 86                            -                            8  No. 172 | I |
| May 25                                                                                                                                          | H.R.5922 | Urgent Supplemental Appropriations FY82 | Baker | May 27 | 95                            -                            2  No. 160 | I |
| Apr 22                                                                                                                                          | S.1630 | Criminal Code Reform Act of 1981   motion to proceed | Stevens | Apr 27 | 45                            -                            46  No. 84 | F |
| Apr 20                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.20 | Broadcasting of Senate Proceedings | Baker | Apr 21 | UC | V |
| Apr 19                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.20 | Broadcasting of Senate Proceedings | Mathias | Apr 21 | UC | V |
| Apr 15                                                                                                                                          | S.Res.20 | Broadcasting of Senate Proceedings | Baker | Apr 20 | 47                            -                            51  No. 81 | F |
| Feb 9                                                                                                                                           | S.951 | Department of Justice Authorization FY82 | Johnston | Feb 9 | no vote | V |
| Feb 4                                                                                                                                           | S.951 | Department of Justice Authorization FY82 | Johnston | Feb 9 | 63                            -                            33  No. 4 | I |
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| Motions             Filed in                 1981                                                                                               | Action             and Result |
| **Date**                                                                                                                                        | **Measure** | **Subject** | **Filed By** | **Date** | **Vote** | **Result** |
| Dec 9                                                                                                                                           | H.R.4169 | Departments of Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations FY82 | Helms | Dec 11 | 59                            -                            35  No. 483 | F |
| Sep 16                                                                                                                                          | S.951 | Department of Justice Authorization FY82   S.Amdt.69 | Helms | Dec 10 | 64                            -                            35  No. 468 | I |
| Sep 10                                                                                                                                          | S.951 | Department of Justice Authorization FY82   S.Amdt.96 | Byrd | Sep 16 | 61                            -                            36  No. 257 | I |
| Aug 3                                                                                                                                           | S.951 | Department of Justice Authorization FY82   S.Amdt.96 | Byrd | Sep 10 | 57                            -                            33  No. 252 | F |
| Jul 13                                                                                                                                          | S.951 | Department of Justice Authorization FY82   S.Amdt.96 | Johnston | Jul 29 | 59                            -                            37  No. 240 | F |
| Jul 9                                                                                                                                           | S.951 | Department of Justice Authorization FY82   S.Amdt.96 | Johnston | Jul 13 | 54                            -                            32  No. 185 | F |
| Jul 8                                                                                                                                           | S.951 | Department of Justice Authorization FY82 | Baker | Jul 10 | 38                            -                            48  No. 184 | 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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