Vote 266

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: cloture on motion to proceed to S. 1981; Truth in Employment Act
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, 52-42, with 6 not voting.
Date/time: September 14, 1998, 5:35 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: 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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