Vote 278

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: motion to invoke cloture re: modified committee amdt to S.1173; Intermodal Transportation Act of 1997
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, 43-49, with 8 not voting.
Date/time: October 24, 1997, 9:50 a.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, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter	Mike Enzi
Aries	Ben Campbell, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith	Patrick Leahy	Orrin Hatch
Cancer	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, William Roth	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb	Paul Wellstone
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Jeff Sessions	Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Alfonse D'amato, Timothy Hutchinson	Dale Bumpers, Carol Moseley Braun, Fred Thompson
Libra	John Chafee, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid
Scorpio	Dirk Kempthorne, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Connie Mack, Jack Reed	Tom Harkin, James Inhofe
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, James Jeffords, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby	Byron Dorgan, Rick Santorum, Ron Wyden	Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl
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	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Barbara Boxer, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe
Male	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, James Jeffords, Dirk Kempthorne, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Connie Mack, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Fred Thompson, Bob Torricelli, Ron Wyden	Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, James Inhofe, Jon Kyl, John McCain, Paul Wellstone

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona			Jon Kyl, John McCain
Arkansas	Timothy Hutchinson	Dale Bumpers
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard, Ben Campbell
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	William Roth	Joe Biden
Florida		Bob Graham, Connie Mack
Georgia	Paul Coverdell	Max Cleland
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Dirk Kempthorne
Illinois		Dick Durbin, Carol Moseley Braun
Indiana	Dan Coats, Richard Lugar
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		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	Chuck Hagel	Bob Kerrey
Nevada		Richard Bryan, Harry Reid
New Hampshire	Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey		Frank Lautenberg, Bob Torricelli
New Mexico		Jeff Bingaman	Pete Domenici
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	Donald Nickles		James Inhofe
Oregon	Gordon Smith	Ron Wyden
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	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	Craig Thomas		Mike Enzi

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

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