Vote 173

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To H.R. 8; Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000
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, 99-1.
Date/time: July 11, 2000, 10:21 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: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

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