Vote 264

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: motion to invoke cloture on McCain amdt no. 3554; To make an amendment to reform the financing of Federal elections.
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, 52-48.
Date/time: September 10, 1998, 1:46 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 3554
Republican majority opinion: No (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	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter	Conrad Burns, Paul Coverdell, Mike Enzi, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Craig Thomas, John Warner
Aries	Patrick Leahy	Ben Campbell, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith
Cancer	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, John Glenn, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, Paul Wellstone	Larry Craig, Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison, William Roth
Capricorn	Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson	Mike DeWine, Lauch Faircloth, Slade Gorton, Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Chris Dodd, Jay Rockefeller	Spencer Abraham, Gordon Smith
Leo	Dale Bumpers, Carol Moseley Braun, Fred Thompson	Alfonse D'amato, Timothy Hutchinson
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, John Chafee, Patty Murray	Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott
Pisces	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Tom Harkin, Jack Reed	James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Connie Mack, Ted Stevens
Taurus	Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Ron Wyden	John Ashcroft, Dan Coats, Pete Domenici, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Max Cleland, Wendell Ford, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, John McCain, Bob Torricelli	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley

	Yes	No
Female	Barbara Boxer, Susan Collins, Dianne Feinstein, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Mikulski, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Olympia Snowe	Kay Bailey Hutchison
Male	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, James Jeffords, Tim Johnson, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, John McCain, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Fred Thompson, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden	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, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Strom Thurmond, John Warner

	Yes	No
Midwest	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	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Dan Coats, Mike DeWine, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Chuck Hagel, Richard Lugar, Pat Roberts
Northeast	John Chafee, Susan Collins, Chris Dodd, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Joseph Lieberman, Daniel Moynihan, Jack Reed, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Bob Torricelli	Alfonse D'amato, Judd Gregg, Rick Santorum, Robert Smith
South	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, Fred Thompson	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, Strom Thurmond, John Warner
West	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, Daniel Inouye, John McCain, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Ron Wyden	Wayne Allard, Bob Bennett, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Slade Gorton, Orrin Hatch, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Frank Murkowski, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No
None	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, Fred Thompson, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone	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, Strom Thurmond
2006	James Jeffords, Paul Sarbanes	Conrad Burns, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rick Santorum
2008	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Susan Collins, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Mitch McConnell, Pat Roberts, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner
2010	Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, John McCain, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Arlen Specter, Ron Wyden	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Richard Shelby
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Olympia Snowe	Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No
Alabama		Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska		Frank Murkowski, Ted Stevens
Arizona	John McCain	Jon Kyl
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	Tom Harkin	Chuck Grassley
Kansas		Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Wendell Ford	Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	John Breaux, Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts	Edward Kennedy, John Kerry
Michigan	Carl Levin	Spencer Abraham
Minnesota	Paul Wellstone	Rod Grams
Mississippi		Thad Cochran, Trent Lott
Missouri		John Ashcroft, Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus	Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Bob Kerrey	Chuck Hagel
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	Daniel Moynihan	Alfonse D'amato
North Carolina		Lauch Faircloth, Jesse Helms
North Dakota	Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	John Glenn	Mike DeWine
Oklahoma		James Inhofe, Donald Nickles
Oregon	Ron Wyden	Gordon Smith
Pennsylvania	Arlen Specter	Rick Santorum
Rhode Island	John Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings	Strom Thurmond
South Dakota	Tom Daschle, Tim Johnson
Tennessee	Fred Thompson	Bill Frist
Texas		Phil Gramm, Kay Bailey Hutchison
Utah		Bob Bennett, Orrin Hatch
Vermont	James Jeffords, Patrick Leahy
Virginia	Chuck Robb	John Warner
Washington	Patty Murray	Slade Gorton
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming		Mike Enzi, Craig Thomas

	Yes	No
Baby boomer	Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Carol Moseley Braun, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Olympia Snowe, Bob Torricelli, Ron Wyden	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Mike DeWine, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Timothy Hutchinson, Dirk Kempthorne, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith
Pre-boomer	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, James Jeffords, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, John McCain, Barbara Mikulski, Daniel Moynihan, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, Fred Thompson, Paul Wellstone	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, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Strom Thurmond, John Warner

	Yes	No
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, Tom Harkin, 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, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden
Republican	John Chafee, Susan Collins, James Jeffords, John McCain, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Fred Thompson	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, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Dirk Kempthorne, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, William Roth, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, Craig Thomas, Strom Thurmond, John Warner