Vote 79

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Cloture motion on the committee substitute S.J.res.21; A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.
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, 58-42.
Date/time: April 23, 1996, 3:46 p.m.
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
Aquarius	Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Ben Campbell, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Larry Pressler, Robert Smith	Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Dianne Feinstein, Phil Gramm, Mark Hatfield, Kay Bailey Hutchison, William Roth, Paul Wellstone	Richard Bryan, John Glenn, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton	Fritz Hollings
Gemini	Spencer Abraham	Chris Dodd, Howell Heflin, Bennett Johnston, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Nancy Kassebaum, Fred Thompson	Bill Bradley, Dale Bumpers, Carol Moseley Braun
Libra	John Chafee, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan
Sagittarius	Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Claiborne Pell, Harry Reid, Paul Simon
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, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, William Cohen, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Alan Simpson	Daniel Akaka, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Sam Nunn, David Pryor

	Yes	No
Female	Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Nancy Kassebaum, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray
Male	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Bob Dole, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Jesse Helms, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Dirk Kempthorne, Herb Kohl, 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, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner, Paul Wellstone	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No
Midwest	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Dan Coats, Mike DeWine, Bob Dole, Jim Exon, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Nancy Kassebaum, Herb Kohl, Richard Lugar, Larry Pressler, Paul Wellstone	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Bob Kerrey, Carl Levin, Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Simon
Northeast	John Chafee, William Cohen, Alfonse D'amato, Judd Gregg, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter	Bill Bradley, Chris Dodd, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Claiborne Pell
South	Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, 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, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Barbara Mikulski, Sam Nunn, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes
West	Bob Bennett, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Dianne Feinstein, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Frank Murkowski, Alan Simpson, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No
None	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Hank Brown, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Bob Dole, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Mark Hatfield, Jesse Helms, Nancy Kassebaum, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Larry Pressler, William Roth, Alan Simpson, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, Paul Wellstone	Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Tom Daschle, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Bennett Johnston, Bob Kerrey, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Chuck Robb, Paul Simon
2006	Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum	Paul Sarbanes
2008	Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, 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, Ron Wyden
2012	Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman

	Yes	No
Alabama	Richard Shelby	Howell Heflin
Alaska	Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas		Dale Bumpers, David Pryor
California	Dianne Feinstein	Barbara Boxer
Colorado	Hank Brown, Ben Campbell
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
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	William Cohen, Olympia Snowe
Maryland		Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts		Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
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	Jim Exon	Bob Kerrey
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	Ron Wyden
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	John Chafee	Claiborne Pell
South Carolina	Strom Thurmond	Fritz Hollings
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	Herb Kohl	Russ Feingold
Wyoming	Alan Simpson, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No
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, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Bob Dole, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Jim Exon, Lauch Faircloth, Dianne Feinstein, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Nancy Kassebaum, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, 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, Paul Wellstone	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon

	Yes	No
Democratic	Jim Exon, Dianne Feinstein, Bob Graham, Herb Kohl, Paul Wellstone	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Bill Bradley, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Howell Heflin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Bennett Johnston, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Sam Nunn, Claiborne Pell, David Pryor, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Simon, Ron Wyden
Republican	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Hank Brown, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, William Cohen, 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, Orrin Hatch, Mark Hatfield, 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