Vote 161

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: cloture motion re: s.936 d.o.d. authorization; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
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, 46-45, with 9 not voting.
Date/time: July 8, 1997, 3:02 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	Not Voting
Aquarius	Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Mike Enzi, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Ben Campbell, Orrin Hatch, Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith	Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar
Cancer	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Carl Levin, Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone	Barbara Mikulski, William Roth
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Jeff Sessions	Slade Gorton, Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson
Gemini	Spencer Abraham	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller	Gordon Smith
Leo	Alfonse D'amato, Fred Thompson	Dale Bumpers, Carol Moseley Braun	Timothy Hutchinson
Libra	John Chafee, Chuck Hagel, 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	Wayne Allard, Susan Collins, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Harry Reid	Mary Landrieu
Scorpio	James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens	Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	Joe Biden
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Byron Dorgan, Ron Wyden	Dan Coats, James Jeffords
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley	Daniel Akaka, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Bob Torricelli	John McCain

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Female	Susan Collins, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray	Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski
Male	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Thad Cochran, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden	Joe Biden, Dan Coats, Timothy Hutchinson, James Jeffords, John McCain, William Roth, Gordon Smith

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Midwest	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Mike DeWine, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Pat Roberts	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, John Glenn, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Bob Kerrey, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Richard Lugar, Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Wellstone	Dan Coats
Northeast	John Chafee, Susan Collins, Alfonse D'amato, Judd Gregg, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter	Chris Dodd, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Bob Torricelli	James Jeffords
South	Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Thad Cochran, Wendell Ford, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes	Joe Biden, Timothy Hutchinson, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, William Roth
West	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Orrin Hatch, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, Slade Gorton, Daniel Inouye, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden	John McCain, Gordon Smith

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Paul Coverdell, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Max Cleland, Tom Daschle, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Bob Kerrey, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Chuck Robb, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone	Dan Coats, Timothy Hutchinson, William Roth
2006	Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum	Paul Sarbanes	James Jeffords
2008	Wayne Allard, Susan Collins, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller	Joe Biden, Mary Landrieu, Gordon Smith
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden	John McCain, Barbara Mikulski
2012	Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl		John McCain
Arkansas		Dale Bumpers	Timothy Hutchinson
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard, Ben Campbell
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware			Joe Biden, William Roth
Florida	Connie Mack	Bob Graham
Georgia	Paul Coverdell	Max Cleland
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois		Dick Durbin, Carol Moseley Braun
Indiana		Richard Lugar	Dan Coats
Iowa	Chuck Grassley	Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell	Wendell Ford
Louisiana		John Breaux	Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland		Paul Sarbanes	Barbara Mikulski
Massachusetts		Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Spencer Abraham	Carl Levin
Minnesota	Rod Grams	Paul Wellstone
Mississippi	Trent Lott	Thad Cochran
Missouri	John Ashcroft, Kit Bond
Montana	Conrad Burns	Max Baucus
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel	Bob Kerrey
Nevada		Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey		Frank Lautenberg, Bob Torricelli
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		Ron Wyden	Gordon Smith
Pennsylvania	Rick Santorum, Arlen Specter
Rhode Island	John Chafee	Jack Reed
South Carolina	Strom Thurmond	Fritz Hollings
South Dakota		Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Bill Frist, Fred Thompson
Texas	Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah	Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont		Patrick Leahy	James Jeffords
Virginia	John Warner	Chuck Robb
Washington		Slade Gorton, Patty Murray
West Virginia		Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin		Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Susan Collins, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Dirk Kempthorne, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Olympia Snowe	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Bob Torricelli, Ron Wyden	Timothy Hutchinson, Mary Landrieu, Gordon Smith
Pre-boomer	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Thad Cochran, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Daniel Moynihan, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone	Joe Biden, Dan Coats, James Jeffords, John McCain, Barbara Mikulski, William Roth

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic		Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden	Joe Biden, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski
Republican	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Susan Collins, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Thad Cochran, Slade Gorton, Richard Lugar	Dan Coats, Timothy Hutchinson, James Jeffords, John McCain, William Roth, Gordon Smith