Vote 271

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion To Invoke Cloture; A resolution amending Senate Resolution 62 of the One Hundred Second Congress to authorize the Committee on Foreign Relations to exercise certain investigatory powers in connection with its inquiry into the release of the United States hostages in Iran.
Vote type: 3/5 (Help)
A three-fifths majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage. Used in the Senate.
Result: Rejected, 51-43, with 6 not voting.
Date/time: November 22, 1991, 9:41 p.m.
Republican majority opinion: No (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

Vote totals

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	Yes	No	Not Voting
Aquarius	Lloyd Bentsen, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Donald Riegle, Paul Sarbanes	Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Arlen Specter, John Warner
Aries	Al Gore, Patrick Leahy, Harris Wofford	Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler, Robert Smith
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Alan Dixon, John Glenn, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone	Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Phil Gramm, Mark Hatfield, William Roth
Capricorn	Brock Adams, Fritz Hollings	Slade Gorton
Gemini	Quentin Burdick, Alan Cranston, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Howard Metzenbaum, Jay Rockefeller	Chris Dodd, Robert Kasten
Leo	Bill Bradley, Jim Exon, George Mitchell, Terry Sanford	David Durenberger, Alfonse D'amato, Nancy Kassebaum	Dale Bumpers
Libra	Wyche Fowler, James Sasser	John Chafee, Jake Garn, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman
Pisces	Kent Conrad, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan	Kit Bond, Mitch McConnell, Malcolm Wallop	John Breaux
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Claiborne Pell, Paul Simon	Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, Harry Reid, John Seymour, Strom Thurmond
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Robert Byrd, Bob Graham	Connie Mack, Ted Stevens	Tom Harkin
Taurus	David Boren, Dennis DeConcini, James Jeffords, Richard Shelby	Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, Warren Rudman	Steven Symms
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Sam Nunn, David Pryor, Tim Wirth	William Cohen, Jack Danforth, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Robert Packwood, Alan Simpson	Bob Kerrey

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Barbara Mikulski	Nancy Kassebaum
Male	Brock Adams, Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Lloyd Bentsen, Joe Biden, David Boren, Bill Bradley, Richard Bryan, Quentin Burdick, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Alan Cranston, Tom Daschle, Dennis DeConcini, Alan Dixon, Jim Exon, Wendell Ford, Wyche Fowler, John Glenn, Al Gore, Bob Graham, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Howard Metzenbaum, George Mitchell, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Donald Riegle, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Terry Sanford, Paul Sarbanes, James Sasser, Richard Shelby, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone, Tim Wirth, Harris Wofford	Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Larry Craig, Jack Danforth, Chris Dodd, Bob Dole, Pete Domenici, David Durenberger, Alfonse D'amato, Jake Garn, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Jesse Helms, Robert Kasten, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Robert Packwood, Larry Pressler, Harry Reid, William Roth, Warren Rudman, John Seymour, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Strom Thurmond, Malcolm Wallop, John Warner	Jeff Bingaman, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Tom Harkin, Bob Kerrey, Steven Symms

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Quentin Burdick, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Alan Dixon, Jim Exon, John Glenn, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Howard Metzenbaum, Donald Riegle, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone	Kit Bond, Dan Coats, Jack Danforth, Bob Dole, David Durenberger, Chuck Grassley, Nancy Kassebaum, Robert Kasten, Richard Lugar, Larry Pressler	Tom Harkin, Bob Kerrey
Northeast	Bill Bradley, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, George Mitchell, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell, Harris Wofford	John Chafee, William Cohen, Chris Dodd, Alfonse D'amato, Warren Rudman, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter
South	Lloyd Bentsen, Joe Biden, David Boren, Robert Byrd, Wendell Ford, Wyche Fowler, Al Gore, Bob Graham, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Barbara Mikulski, Sam Nunn, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Terry Sanford, Paul Sarbanes, James Sasser, Richard Shelby	Thad Cochran, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, William Roth, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	John Breaux, Dale Bumpers
West	Brock Adams, Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Richard Bryan, Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, Daniel Inouye, Tim Wirth	Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Jake Garn, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Robert Packwood, Harry Reid, John Seymour, Alan Simpson, Ted Stevens, Malcolm Wallop	Jeff Bingaman, Steven Symms

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Brock Adams, Lloyd Bentsen, David Boren, Bill Bradley, Richard Bryan, Quentin Burdick, Alan Cranston, Tom Daschle, Dennis DeConcini, Alan Dixon, Jim Exon, Wendell Ford, Wyche Fowler, John Glenn, Al Gore, Bob Graham, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Howard Metzenbaum, George Mitchell, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Donald Riegle, Chuck Robb, Terry Sanford, James Sasser, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone, Tim Wirth, Harris Wofford	Hank Brown, John Chafee, Dan Coats, William Cohen, Jack Danforth, Bob Dole, David Durenberger, Alfonse D'amato, Jake Garn, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Mark Hatfield, Jesse Helms, Nancy Kassebaum, Robert Kasten, Connie Mack, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Robert Packwood, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Warren Rudman, John Seymour, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Strom Thurmond, Malcolm Wallop	John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Bob Kerrey, Steven Symms
2006	James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes	Conrad Burns
2008	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jay Rockefeller	Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mitch McConnell, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Tom Harkin
2010	Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Richard Shelby	Kit Bond, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Harry Reid, Arlen Specter
2012	Daniel Akaka, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman	Orrin Hatch, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar	Jeff Bingaman

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Howell Heflin, Richard Shelby
Alaska		Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Dennis DeConcini	John McCain
Arkansas	David Pryor		Dale Bumpers
California	Alan Cranston	John Seymour
Colorado	Tim Wirth	Hank Brown
Connecticut	Joseph Lieberman	Chris Dodd
Delaware	Joe Biden	William Roth
Florida	Bob Graham	Connie Mack
Georgia	Wyche Fowler, Sam Nunn
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho		Larry Craig	Steven Symms
Illinois	Alan Dixon, Paul Simon
Indiana		Dan Coats, Richard Lugar
Iowa		Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas		Bob Dole, Nancy Kassebaum
Kentucky	Wendell Ford	Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	Bennett Johnston		John Breaux
Maine	George Mitchell	William Cohen
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Carl Levin, Donald Riegle
Minnesota	Paul Wellstone	David Durenberger
Mississippi		Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri		Kit Bond, Jack Danforth
Montana	Max Baucus	Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Jim Exon		Bob Kerrey
Nevada	Richard Bryan	Harry Reid
New Hampshire		Warren Rudman, Robert Smith
New Jersey	Bill Bradley, Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico		Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York	Daniel Moynihan	Alfonse D'amato
North Carolina	Terry Sanford	Jesse Helms
North Dakota	Quentin Burdick, Kent Conrad
Ohio	John Glenn, Howard Metzenbaum
Oklahoma	David Boren	Donald Nickles
Oregon		Mark Hatfield, Robert Packwood
Pennsylvania	Harris Wofford	Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	Claiborne Pell	John Chafee
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings	Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Tom Daschle	Larry Pressler
Tennessee	Al Gore, James Sasser
Texas	Lloyd Bentsen	Phil Gramm
Utah		Jake Garn, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	Chuck Robb	John Warner
Washington	Brock Adams	Slade Gorton
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Herb Kohl	Robert Kasten
Wyoming		Alan Simpson, Malcolm Wallop

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Al Gore	Donald Nickles
Pre-boomer	Brock Adams, Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Lloyd Bentsen, Joe Biden, David Boren, Bill Bradley, Richard Bryan, Quentin Burdick, Robert Byrd, Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, Alan Dixon, Jim Exon, Wendell Ford, Wyche Fowler, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Howard Metzenbaum, Barbara Mikulski, George Mitchell, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Donald Riegle, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Terry Sanford, Paul Sarbanes, James Sasser, Richard Shelby, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone, Tim Wirth, Harris Wofford	Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Larry Craig, Jack Danforth, Chris Dodd, Bob Dole, Pete Domenici, David Durenberger, Alfonse D'amato, Jake Garn, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Jesse Helms, Nancy Kassebaum, Robert Kasten, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Robert Packwood, Larry Pressler, Harry Reid, William Roth, Warren Rudman, John Seymour, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Strom Thurmond, Malcolm Wallop, John Warner	Jeff Bingaman, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Tom Harkin, Bob Kerrey, Steven Symms

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Brock Adams, Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Lloyd Bentsen, Joe Biden, David Boren, Bill Bradley, Richard Bryan, Quentin Burdick, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Alan Cranston, Tom Daschle, Dennis DeConcini, Alan Dixon, Jim Exon, Wendell Ford, Wyche Fowler, John Glenn, Al Gore, Bob Graham, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Howard Metzenbaum, Barbara Mikulski, George Mitchell, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Donald Riegle, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Terry Sanford, Paul Sarbanes, James Sasser, Richard Shelby, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone, Tim Wirth, Harris Wofford	Chris Dodd, Harry Reid	Jeff Bingaman, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Tom Harkin, Bob Kerrey
Republican	James Jeffords	Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Larry Craig, Jack Danforth, Bob Dole, Pete Domenici, David Durenberger, Alfonse D'amato, Jake Garn, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Jesse Helms, Nancy Kassebaum, Robert Kasten, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Robert Packwood, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Warren Rudman, John Seymour, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Strom Thurmond, Malcolm Wallop, John Warner	Steven Symms