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Roll Call Vote 105th Congress - 2nd Session


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Question: On the Cloture Motion (motion to invoke cloture re: S.2176 )
Vote Number: 289
Vote Date: September 28, 1998, 05:29 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Cloture Motion Rejected
Measure Number: S. 2176 (Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 )
Measure Title: A bill to amend sections 3345 through 3349 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the "Vacancies Act") to clarify statutory requirements relating to vacancies in and appointments to certain Federal offices, and for other purposes.
Vote Counts:
YEAs53
NAYs
38
Not Voting
9

*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate

Alphabetical by Senator Name 
Abraham (R-MI), Yea
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Yea
Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Not Voting
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Yea
Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Cleland (D-GA), Nay
Coats (R-IN), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
D'Amato (R-NY), Not Voting
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Faircloth (R-NC), Yea
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Ford (D-KY), Nay
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grams (R-MN), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Not Voting
Hutchinson (R-AR), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kempthorne (R-ID), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea
Mack (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Not Voting
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Not Voting
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Not Voting
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Torricelli (D-NJ), Not Voting
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Not Voting
Grouped By Vote Position 
YEAs ---53
Abraham (R-MI)
Allard (R-CO)
Ashcroft (R-MO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Brownback (R-KS)
Burns (R-MT)
Byrd (D-WV)
Campbell (R-CO)
Chafee (R-RI)
Coats (R-IN)
Cochran (R-MS)
Collins (R-ME)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Craig (R-ID)
DeWine (R-OH)
Domenici (R-NM)
Enzi (R-WY)
Faircloth (R-NC)
Frist (R-TN)
Gorton (R-WA)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grams (R-MN)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Hatch (R-UT)
Helms (R-NC)
Hutchinson (R-AR)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Kempthorne (R-ID)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Lugar (R-IN)
Mack (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McConnell (R-KY)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Nickles (R-OK)
Roberts (R-KS)
Roth (R-DE)
Santorum (R-PA)
Shelby (R-AL)
Smith (R-NH)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thompson (R-TN)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Warner (R-VA)
NAYs ---38
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Bumpers (D-AR)
Cleland (D-GA)
Conrad (D-ND)
Daschle (D-SD)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Ford (D-KY)
Glenn (D-OH)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Murray (D-WA)
Reed (D-RI)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Not Voting - 9
Bond (R-MO)
D'Amato (R-NY)
Hollings (D-SC)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Moseley-Braun (D-IL)
Reid (D-NV)
Sessions (R-AL)
Torricelli (D-NJ)
Wyden (D-OR)
Grouped by Home State 
Alabama:

Sessions (R-AL), Not Voting
Shelby (R-AL), Yea

Alaska:

Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Stevens (R-AK), Yea

Arizona:

Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea

Arkansas:

Bumpers (D-AR), Nay
Hutchinson (R-AR), Yea

California:

Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay

Colorado:

Allard (R-CO), Yea
Campbell (R-CO), Yea

Connecticut:

Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay

Delaware:

Biden (D-DE), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Yea

Florida:

Graham (D-FL), Nay
Mack (R-FL), Yea

Georgia:

Cleland (D-GA), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Yea

Hawaii:

Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Inouye (D-HI), Nay

Idaho:

Craig (R-ID), Yea
Kempthorne (R-ID), Yea

Illinois:

Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Moseley-Braun (D-IL), Not Voting

Indiana:

Coats (R-IN), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Yea

Iowa:

Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay

Kansas:

Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Yea

Kentucky:

Ford (D-KY), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Yea

Louisiana:

Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay

Maine:

Collins (R-ME), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea

Maryland:

Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay

Massachusetts:

Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting
Kerry (D-MA), Nay

Michigan:

Abraham (R-MI), Yea
Levin (D-MI), Nay

Minnesota:

Grams (R-MN), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay

Mississippi:

Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Lott (R-MS), Yea

Missouri:

Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Bond (R-MO), Not Voting

Montana:

Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Burns (R-MT), Yea

Nebraska:

Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay

Nevada:

Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Reid (D-NV), Not Voting

New Hampshire:

Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea

New Jersey:

Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Torricelli (D-NJ), Not Voting

New Mexico:

Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea

New York:

D'Amato (R-NY), Not Voting
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay

North Carolina:

Faircloth (R-NC), Yea
Helms (R-NC), Yea

North Dakota:

Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay

Ohio:

DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Glenn (D-OH), Nay

Oklahoma:

Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Nickles (R-OK), Yea

Oregon:

Smith (R-OR), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Not Voting

Pennsylvania:

Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Yea

Rhode Island:

Chafee (R-RI), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay

South Carolina:

Hollings (D-SC), Not Voting
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea

South Dakota:

Daschle (D-SD), Nay
Johnson (D-SD), Nay

Tennessee:

Frist (R-TN), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Yea

Texas:

Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea

Utah:

Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Hatch (R-UT), Yea

Vermont:

Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Nay

Virginia:

Robb (D-VA), Nay
Warner (R-VA), Yea

Washington:

Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Nay

West Virginia:

Byrd (D-WV), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay

Wisconsin:

Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay

Wyoming:

Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea