Vote 291

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: motion to invoke cloture on H.R.2646; Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 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, 56-44.
Date/time: November 4, 1997, 11:10 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
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, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith	Patrick Leahy
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, Fred Thompson	Dale Bumpers, Carol Moseley Braun
Libra	Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Daniel Moynihan
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid
Scorpio	James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Byron Dorgan, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, John McCain, Bob Torricelli	Daniel Akaka, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey

	Yes	No
Female	Susan Collins, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Olympia Snowe	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray
Male	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, Bob Torricelli, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, John Chafee, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Russ Feingold, 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, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden

	Yes	No
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, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, Bob Kerrey, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Carol Moseley Braun, Paul Wellstone
Northeast	Susan Collins, Alfonse D'amato, Judd Gregg, James Jeffords, Joseph Lieberman, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Bob Torricelli	John Chafee, Chris Dodd, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed
South	Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Trent Lott, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Donald Nickles, William Roth, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	Joe Biden, John Breaux, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes
West	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, John McCain, 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

	Yes	No
None	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Ben Campbell, Dan Coats, Paul Coverdell, Alfonse D'amato, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, William Roth, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, Bob Torricelli	John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, John Chafee, Max Cleland, Tom Daschle, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Bob Kerrey, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone
2006	Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum	Paul Sarbanes
2008	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, 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	Orrin Hatch, 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, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl

	Yes	No
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	Joseph Lieberman	Chris Dodd
Delaware	William Roth	Joe Biden
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	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	Bob Torricelli	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	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	Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No
Baby boomer	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Susan Collins, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Bob Torricelli	Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Richard Shelby, 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, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, Robert Byrd, John Chafee, Max Cleland, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Wendell Ford, John Glenn, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone

	Yes	No
Democratic	Joseph Lieberman, Bob Torricelli	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, Tom Harkin, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Daniel Moynihan, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden
Republican	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Dan Coats, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Alfonse D'amato, Mike Enzi, Lauch Faircloth, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Orrin Hatch, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, John Warner	John Chafee