Vote 247

Question: On the Cloture Motion
Category: Cloture
Vote description: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.4954; Security and Accountability For Every Port Act or the SAFE Port 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: Agreed to, 98-0, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: September 14, 2006, 11:30 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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