Vote 292

Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed; Reciprocal Trade Agreements 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: Agreed to, 69-31.
Date/time: November 4, 1997, 2:31 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: Yes (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	Paul Coverdell, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Conrad Burns, Mike Enzi, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter
Aries	Orrin Hatch, Patrick Leahy, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski	Ben Campbell, Robert Smith
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Larry Craig, John Glenn, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chuck Robb, William Roth	Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Paul Wellstone
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Slade Gorton, Tim Johnson, Jeff Sessions	Lauch Faircloth, Fritz Hollings
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Dale Bumpers, Alfonse D'amato, Timothy Hutchinson, Fred Thompson	Carol Moseley Braun
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond, John Breaux, Bill Frist, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Daniel Moynihan	Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Olympia Snowe
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Donald Nickles	Harry Reid, Strom Thurmond
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Bob Graham, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack	Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Ron Wyden	Byron Dorgan, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Max Cleland, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, John McCain	Wendell Ford, Bob Torricelli

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

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

	Yes	No
None	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Dale Bumpers, John Chafee, Max Cleland, Dan Coats, Paul Coverdell, Tom Daschle, Alfonse D'amato, John Glenn, Slade Gorton, Bob Graham, Phil Gramm, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Bob Kerrey, Connie Mack, Daniel Moynihan, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Fred Thompson	Ben Campbell, Lauch Faircloth, Wendell Ford, Fritz Hollings, Carol Moseley Braun, Robert Smith, Strom Thurmond, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone
2006	Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, James Jeffords	Conrad Burns, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes
2008	Wayne Allard, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Chuck Hagel, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, John Warner	Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Tom Harkin, James Inhofe, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Chris Dodd, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Patty Murray, Ron Wyden	Barbara Boxer, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Barbara Mikulski, Harry Reid, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Herb Kohl, Jon Kyl, Joseph Lieberman, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Craig Thomas	Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Olympia Snowe

	Yes	No
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	Bob Graham, Connie Mack
Georgia	Max Cleland, Paul Coverdell
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	John Kerry	Edward Kennedy
Michigan	Spencer Abraham	Carl Levin
Minnesota	Rod Grams	Paul Wellstone
Mississippi	Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri	John Ashcroft, Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus	Conrad Burns
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	Jesse Helms	Lauch Faircloth
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		Fritz Hollings, Strom Thurmond
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	Chuck Robb, John Warner
Washington	Slade Gorton, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Jay Rockefeller	Robert Byrd
Wisconsin	Herb Kohl	Russ Feingold
Wyoming	Craig Thomas	Mike Enzi

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

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