Vote 488

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Substitute Amendment(SP 2898) on H.R. 927; To strengthen international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to develop a plan to support a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.
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, 56-37, with 6 not voting.
Date/time: October 12, 1995, 8:31 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 2898
Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: No (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	Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Frank Lautenberg, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Herb Kohl, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Ben Campbell, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler, Robert Smith	Patrick Leahy	Orrin Hatch
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, William Roth	Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone	Mark Hatfield
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Fritz Hollings
Gemini	Spencer Abraham	Chris Dodd, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Bill Bradley, Alfonse D'amato, Nancy Kassebaum, Fred Thompson	Dale Bumpers, Carol Moseley Braun	Jim Exon
Libra	John Chafee, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Daniel Moynihan	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Claiborne Pell, Paul Simon	Harry Reid
Scorpio	Bob Graham, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Tom Harkin
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Byron Dorgan
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Alan Simpson	Daniel Akaka, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Sam Nunn, David Pryor	William Cohen

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Nancy Kassebaum, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray
Male	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Bill Bradley, Hank Brown, Richard Bryan, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Bob Dole, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone	William Cohen, Jim Exon, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Edward Kennedy, Harry Reid

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Dan Coats, Mike DeWine, Bob Dole, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Nancy Kassebaum, Richard Lugar, Larry Pressler	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Bob Kerrey, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone	Jim Exon
Northeast	Bill Bradley, John Chafee, Alfonse D'amato, Judd Gregg, James Jeffords, Frank Lautenberg, Joseph Lieberman, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter	Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Patrick Leahy, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell	William Cohen, Edward Kennedy
South	Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Joe Biden, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Wendell Ford, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Barbara Mikulski, Sam Nunn, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes
West	Bob Bennett, Hank Brown, Richard Bryan, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Slade Gorton, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Alan Simpson, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray	Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Harry Reid

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bill Bradley, Hank Brown, Richard Bryan, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Nancy Kassebaum, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Tom Daschle, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Bob Kerrey, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone	William Cohen, Jim Exon, Mark Hatfield
2006	Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum	Paul Sarbanes
2008	Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, James Inhofe, Frank Lautenberg, Mitch McConnell, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Carl Levin, Jay Rockefeller
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, John McCain, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray	Harry Reid
2012	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Herb Kohl	Orrin Hatch, Edward Kennedy

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Richard Shelby	Howell Heflin
Alaska	Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas		Dale Bumpers, David Pryor
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Hank Brown, Ben Campbell
Connecticut	Joseph Lieberman	Chris Dodd
Delaware	William Roth	Joe Biden
Florida	Bob Graham, Connie Mack
Georgia	Paul Coverdell	Sam Nunn
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois		Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Simon
Indiana	Dan Coats, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Bob Dole, Nancy Kassebaum
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Wendell Ford
Louisiana		John Breaux, Bennett Johnston
Maine	Olympia Snowe		William Cohen
Maryland		Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts		John Kerry	Edward Kennedy
Michigan	Spencer Abraham	Carl Levin
Minnesota	Rod Grams	Paul Wellstone
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	John Ashcroft, Kit Bond
Montana	Conrad Burns	Max Baucus
Nebraska		Bob Kerrey	Jim Exon
Nevada	Richard Bryan		Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey	Bill Bradley, Frank Lautenberg
New Mexico	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York	Alfonse D'amato	Daniel Moynihan
North Carolina	Lauch Faircloth, Jesse Helms
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Mike DeWine	John Glenn
Oklahoma	James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon			Mark Hatfield
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	John Chafee	Claiborne Pell
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings, Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Larry Pressler	Tom Daschle
Tennessee	Bill Frist, Fred Thompson
Texas	Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Bob Bennett		Orrin Hatch
Vermont	James Jeffords	Patrick Leahy
Virginia	John Warner	Chuck Robb
Washington	Slade Gorton	Patty Murray
West Virginia		Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Alan Simpson, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Spencer Abraham, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Dirk Kempthorne, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Russ Feingold, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray
Pre-boomer	John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Bill Bradley, Hank Brown, Richard Bryan, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Jesse Helms, Fritz Hollings, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Nancy Kassebaum, Jon Kyl, Frank Lautenberg, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone	William Cohen, Jim Exon, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Edward Kennedy, Harry Reid

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic	Bill Bradley, Richard Bryan, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Frank Lautenberg, Joseph Lieberman	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Paul Wellstone	Jim Exon, Edward Kennedy, Harry Reid
Republican	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Bob Dole, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Nancy Kassebaum, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner		William Cohen, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield