Vote 161

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Dirk Kempthorne to be Secretary of the Interior
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Agreed to, 85-8, with 7 not voting.
Date/time: May 26, 2006, 9:48 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."

Vote totals