Vote 96

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Cloture motion Abraham Amdt no. 255; In the nature of a substitute.
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, 49-44, with 7 not voting.
Date/time: April 30, 1999, 10:05 a.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 255
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, Mike Enzi, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, John Warner	Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Paul Sarbanes
Aries	Ben Campbell, Richard Lugar, Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith	Patrick Leahy	Orrin Hatch
Cancer	Larry Craig, Kay Bailey Hutchison, George Voinovich	Richard Bryan, Dianne Feinstein, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Paul Wellstone	Phil Gramm
Capricorn	Mike DeWine, Slade Gorton, Jeff Sessions	Evan Bayh, Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson
Gemini	Spencer Abraham, Gordon Smith	Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Jay Rockefeller
Leo	Timothy Hutchinson, Fred Thompson
Libra	John Chafee, Peter Fitzgerald, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Trent Lott	Jeff Bingaman, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray
Pisces	Kit Bond, Bill Frist, Mitch McConnell, Olympia Snowe	John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Edward Kennedy, Joseph Lieberman	Daniel Moynihan
Sagittarius	Wayne Allard, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond	Max Baucus, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer
Scorpio	James Inhofe, Connie Mack	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Robert Byrd, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, Jack Reed	Jim Bunning, Tom Harkin, Ted Stevens
Taurus	John Ashcroft, Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby	Byron Dorgan, Ron Wyden
Virgo	Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Chuck Grassley	Daniel Akaka, Max Cleland, Daniel Inouye, Bob Kerrey, Bob Torricelli	John McCain

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	Spencer Abraham, John Ashcroft, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Paul Coverdell, Peter Fitzgerald, Slade Gorton, Rod Grams, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Connie Mack, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Max Cleland, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Bob Kerrey, Chuck Robb, William Roth, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone	Phil Gramm, Daniel Moynihan
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, John Warner	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Dick Durbin, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Frank Lautenberg, Carl Levin, Jack Reed, Jay Rockefeller	Tom Harkin, Ted Stevens
2010	Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Mike Crapo, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich	Evan Bayh, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Daniel Inouye, Patrick Leahy, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden	Jim Bunning, John McCain
2012	Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Olympia Snowe, Craig Thomas	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Kent Conrad, Dianne Feinstein, Edward Kennedy, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman	Orrin Hatch

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Frank Murkowski		Ted Stevens
Arizona	Jon Kyl		John McCain
Arkansas	Timothy Hutchinson	Blanche Lincoln
California		Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Wayne Allard, Ben Campbell
Connecticut		Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware		Joe Biden, William Roth
Florida	Connie Mack	Bob Graham
Georgia	Paul Coverdell	Max Cleland
Hawaii		Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois	Peter Fitzgerald	Dick Durbin
Indiana	Richard Lugar	Evan Bayh
Iowa	Chuck Grassley		Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Mitch McConnell		Jim Bunning
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	Pete Domenici	Jeff Bingaman
New York		Chuck Schumer	Daniel Moynihan
North Carolina	Jesse Helms	John Edwards
North Dakota		Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
Ohio	Mike DeWine, George Voinovich
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	Kay Bailey Hutchison		Phil Gramm
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	Not Voting
Baby boomer	Spencer Abraham, Sam Brownback, Susan Collins, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Rod Grams, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Timothy Hutchinson, Donald Nickles, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe	Evan Bayh, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Bob Torricelli, Ron Wyden
Pre-boomer	Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Slade Gorton, Chuck Grassley, Jesse Helms, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, George Voinovich, John Warner	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Dianne Feinstein, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Daniel Inouye, Edward Kennedy, Bob Kerrey, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Frank Lautenberg, Patrick Leahy, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Barbara Mikulski, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, William Roth, Paul Sarbanes, Paul Wellstone	Jim Bunning, Phil Gramm, Tom Harkin, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Daniel Moynihan, Ted Stevens

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Democratic		Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Richard Bryan, Robert Byrd, Max Cleland, Kent Conrad, Tom Daschle, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, John Edwards, Russ Feingold, Dianne Feinstein, 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, Blanche Lincoln, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Harry Reid, Chuck Robb, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Chuck Schumer, Bob Torricelli, Paul Wellstone, Ron Wyden	Tom Harkin, Daniel Moynihan
Republican	Spencer Abraham, Wayne Allard, John Ashcroft, Bob Bennett, Kit Bond, Sam Brownback, Conrad Burns, Ben Campbell, John Chafee, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, Mike Crapo, Mike DeWine, Pete Domenici, Mike Enzi, Peter Fitzgerald, Bill Frist, Slade Gorton, Rod Grams, Chuck Grassley, Judd Gregg, Chuck Hagel, Jesse Helms, Timothy Hutchinson, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, James Jeffords, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Richard Lugar, Connie Mack, Mitch McConnell, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby, Robert Smith, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Arlen Specter, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond, George Voinovich, John Warner	William Roth	Jim Bunning, Phil Gramm, Orrin Hatch, John McCain, Ted Stevens