Vote 345

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amendment No. 2170; To modernize the financing of the railroad retirement system and to provide enhanced benefits to employees and beneficiaries.
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, 81-15, with 4 not voting.
Date/time: December 3, 2001, 5:48 p.m.
Amendment num: S.Amdt. 2170
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	Not Voting
Aquarius	Tom Carper, Mark Dayton, Mike Enzi, Herb Kohl, Paul Sarbanes, Arlen Specter, John Warner	Conrad Burns, Judd Gregg, Craig Thomas
Aries	Ben Campbell, Lincoln Chafee, John Ensign, Orrin Hatch, Richard Lugar	Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith	Patrick Leahy
Cancer	Larry Craig, Dianne Feinstein, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carl Levin, Barbara Mikulski, George Voinovich, Paul Wellstone	Phil Gramm
Capricorn	Evan Bayh, Jon Corzine, Mike DeWine, Fritz Hollings, Tim Johnson, Jeff Sessions
Gemini	Chris Dodd, John Edwards, Jay Rockefeller, Gordon Smith
Leo	Timothy Hutchinson	Fred Thompson
Libra	Jeff Bingaman, Maria Cantwell, Peter Fitzgerald, Chuck Hagel, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Bill Nelson	Jesse Helms, Trent Lott
Pisces	George Allen, John Breaux, Kent Conrad, Russ Feingold, Joseph Lieberman, Mitch McConnell, Zell Miller, Olympia Snowe	Kit Bond, Bill Frist	Edward Kennedy
Sagittarius	Max Baucus, Jean Carnahan, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer	Wayne Allard, Donald Nickles, Strom Thurmond
Scorpio	Joe Biden, Barbara Boxer, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, Bob Graham, James Inhofe, Jack Reed, Ted Stevens		Tom Harkin
Taurus	Mike Crapo, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, James Jeffords, Ben Nelson, Pat Roberts, Rick Santorum, Richard Shelby, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Jon Kyl
Virgo	Daniel Akaka, Bob Bennett, Sam Brownback, Max Cleland, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, John McCain		Bob Torricelli

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

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

	Yes	No	Not Voting
None	John Breaux, Ben Campbell, Jean Carnahan, Max Cleland, Jon Corzine, Tom Daschle, John Edwards, Peter Fitzgerald, Bob Graham, Fritz Hollings, Timothy Hutchinson, Zell Miller, Paul Wellstone	Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Frank Murkowski, Donald Nickles, Robert Smith, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Bob Torricelli
2006	George Allen, Lincoln Chafee, Mark Dayton, Mike DeWine, James Jeffords, Rick Santorum, Paul Sarbanes	Conrad Burns, Bill Frist
2008	Max Baucus, Joe Biden, Thad Cochran, Susan Collins, Larry Craig, Pete Domenici, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Chuck Hagel, James Inhofe, Tim Johnson, John Kerry, Mary Landrieu, Carl Levin, Mitch McConnell, Jack Reed, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Ted Stevens, John Warner	Wayne Allard	Tom Harkin
2010	Evan Bayh, Bob Bennett, Barbara Boxer, Sam Brownback, Jim Bunning, Mike Crapo, Chris Dodd, Byron Dorgan, Russ Feingold, Chuck Grassley, Daniel Inouye, Blanche Lincoln, John McCain, Barbara Mikulski, Patty Murray, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, George Voinovich, Ron Wyden	Kit Bond, Judd Gregg	Patrick Leahy
2012	Daniel Akaka, Jeff Bingaman, Robert Byrd, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Hillary Clinton, Kent Conrad, John Ensign, Dianne Feinstein, Orrin Hatch, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Herb Kohl, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow	Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Craig Thomas	Edward Kennedy

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Alabama	Jeff Sessions, Richard Shelby
Alaska	Ted Stevens	Frank Murkowski
Arizona	John McCain	Jon Kyl
Arkansas	Timothy Hutchinson, Blanche Lincoln
California	Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein
Colorado	Ben Campbell	Wayne Allard
Connecticut	Chris Dodd, Joseph Lieberman
Delaware	Joe Biden, Tom Carper
Florida	Bob Graham, Bill Nelson
Georgia	Max Cleland, Zell Miller
Hawaii	Daniel Akaka, Daniel Inouye
Idaho	Larry Craig, Mike Crapo
Illinois	Dick Durbin, Peter Fitzgerald
Indiana	Evan Bayh, Richard Lugar
Iowa	Chuck Grassley		Tom Harkin
Kansas	Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts
Kentucky	Jim Bunning, Mitch McConnell
Louisiana	John Breaux, Mary Landrieu
Maine	Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe
Maryland	Barbara Mikulski, Paul Sarbanes
Massachusetts	John Kerry		Edward Kennedy
Michigan	Carl Levin, Debbie Stabenow
Minnesota	Mark Dayton, Paul Wellstone
Mississippi	Thad Cochran	Trent Lott
Missouri	Jean Carnahan	Kit Bond
Montana	Max Baucus	Conrad Burns
Nebraska	Chuck Hagel, Ben Nelson
Nevada	John Ensign, Harry Reid
New Hampshire		Judd Gregg, Robert Smith
New Jersey	Jon Corzine		Bob Torricelli
New Mexico	Jeff Bingaman, Pete Domenici
New York	Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer
North Carolina	John Edwards	Jesse Helms
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	Lincoln Chafee, Jack Reed
South Carolina	Fritz Hollings	Strom Thurmond
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	George Allen, John Warner
Washington	Maria Cantwell, Patty Murray
West Virginia	Robert Byrd, Jay Rockefeller
Wisconsin	Russ Feingold, Herb Kohl
Wyoming	Mike Enzi	Craig Thomas

	Yes	No	Not Voting
Baby boomer	George Allen, Evan Bayh, Sam Brownback, Maria Cantwell, Tom Carper, Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Susan Collins, Kent Conrad, Jon Corzine, Mike Crapo, Tom Daschle, Mark Dayton, Mike DeWine, John Edwards, John Ensign, Russ Feingold, Peter Fitzgerald, Chuck Hagel, Timothy Hutchinson, Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Patty Murray, Jack Reed, Rick Santorum, Chuck Schumer, Jeff Sessions, Gordon Smith, Olympia Snowe, Debbie Stabenow, Ron Wyden	Bill Frist, Judd Gregg, Donald Nickles	Bob Torricelli
Pre-boomer	Daniel Akaka, Max Baucus, Bob Bennett, Joe Biden, Jeff Bingaman, Barbara Boxer, John Breaux, Jim Bunning, Robert Byrd, Ben Campbell, Jean Carnahan, Max Cleland, Thad Cochran, Larry Craig, Chris Dodd, Pete Domenici, Byron Dorgan, Dick Durbin, Mike Enzi, Dianne Feinstein, Bob Graham, Chuck Grassley, Orrin Hatch, Fritz Hollings, Kay Bailey Hutchison, James Inhofe, Daniel Inouye, James Jeffords, John Kerry, Herb Kohl, Carl Levin, Joseph Lieberman, Richard Lugar, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Barbara Mikulski, Zell Miller, Bill Nelson, Ben Nelson, Harry Reid, Pat Roberts, Jay Rockefeller, Paul Sarbanes, Richard Shelby, Arlen Specter, Ted Stevens, George Voinovich, John Warner, Paul Wellstone	Wayne Allard, Kit Bond, Conrad Burns, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Jon Kyl, Trent Lott, Frank Murkowski, Robert Smith, Craig Thomas, Fred Thompson, Strom Thurmond	Tom Harkin, Edward Kennedy, Patrick Leahy

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