Vote 260

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to invoke cloture - Coats Amdt. No. 1249; To provide scholarship assistance for District of Columbia elementary and secondary school students.
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, 58-41, with 1 not voting.
Date/time: September 30, 1997, 11:02 a.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 1249
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."

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