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Cloture Motions - 112th Congress


From January 5,2011 through January 2, 2013, 115 cloture motions were filed.
Motions Filed in 2012Action and Result
DateMeasureSubjectFiled ByDayVoteResult
1219Dec 19H.R.1
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 ReidDec 28 UCW
1219Dec 19H.R.1
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
   S.Amdt.3395

Reid
Dec 21
91 - 1 No. 230

I
1211Dec 11S.3637
A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program ReidNov 13 UCW
1206Dec 6S.3637
A bill to temporarily extend the transaction account guarantee program
   motion to proceed

Reid
Dec 11
76 - 20 No. 225

I
1130Nov 30S.3254
National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013 ReidDec 393 - 0 No. 218I
1113Nov 13S.3525
Sportsmen's Act of 2012 ReidNov 1584 - 12 No. 203I
0920Sep 20S.3525
Sportsmen's Act of 2012
   motion to proceed

Reid
Sep 21
84 - 7 No. 200

I
0920Sep 20H.J.Res.117
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 ReidSep 2162 - 30 No. 198I
0919Sep 19H.J.Res.117
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013
   motion to proceed

Reid
Sep 19
76 - 22 No. 194

I
0912Sep 12S.3457
Veterans Jobs Corps Act ReidSep 19 UCW
0912Sep 12S.3457
Veterans Jobs Corps Act
   S.Amdt.2789

Reid
Sep 19
UC

W
0802Aug 2S.3457
Veterans Jobs Corps Act
   motion to proceed

Reid
Sep 11
95 - 1 No. 191

I
0731Jul 31S.3414
Cybersecurity Act of 2012
   Vote No. 187 reconsidered
ReidAug 2
Nov 14
52 - 46 No. 187
51 - 47  No. 202
F
F
0726Jul 26PN1201
Judicial nominee Robert E. Bacharach ReidJul 3056 - 34 No. 186F
0725Jul 25S.3414
Cybersecurity Act of 2012
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jul 26
84 - 11 No. 185

I
0723Jul 23S.3412
Middle Class Tax Cut Act
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jul 25
UC

W
0719Jul 19PN1203
Judicial nominee Michael A. Shipp ReidJul 23 UCW
0717Jul 17S.3364
Bring Jobs Home Act
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jul 19
56 - 42 No. 181

F
0712Jul 12S.3369
A bill to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities
   motion to proceed
   Vote No. 179 reconsidered

Reid
Jul 16
Jul 17

51 - 44 No. 179
53 - 45  No. 180

F
F
0711Jul 11S.2237
Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act ReidJul 1253 - 44 No. 177F
0711Jul 11S.2237
Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act
   S.Amdt.2521

Reid
Jul 12
57 - 41 No. 176

F
0629Jun 29S.2237
Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jul 10
80 - 14 No. 174

I
0621Jun 21S.3187
Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
   motion to concur in the House amendment

Reid
Jun 25
89 - 3 No. 166

I
0620Jun 20S.1940
Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jun 21
96 - 2 No. 165

I
0607Jun 7PN1104
Judicial nominee Andrew David Hurwitz ReidJun 1160 - 31 No. 118I
0605Jun 5S.3240
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jun 7
90 - 8 No. 117

I
0524May 24S.3220
Paycheck Fairness Act
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jun 5
52 - 47 No. 115

F
0517May 17S.3187
FDA User Fee Bill
   motion to proceed

Reid
May 21
UC

W
0517May 17PN1049
Judicial nominee Paul J. Watford ReidMay 21 UCW
0515May 15PN1226
Nominee Jerome H. Powell ReidMay 16 UCV
0515May 15PN1225
Nominee Jeremy C. Stein ReidMay 16 UCV
0510May 10H.R.2072
Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
   motion to proceed

Reid
May 14
UC

W
0426Apr 26S.2343
Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012
   motion to proceed

Reid
May 8
52 - 45 No. 89

F
0417Apr 17S.1789
21st Century Postal Services Act ReidApr 19 UCW
0417Apr 17S.1789
21st Century Postal Services Act
   S.Amdt.2000

Reid
Apr 19
UC

W
0329Mar 29S.2230
Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012
   motion to proceed

Reid
Apr 16
51 - 45 No. 65

F
0327Mar 27S.2204
Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act ReidMar 2951 - 47 No. 63F
0322Mar 22S.1789
21st Century Postal Services Act
   motion to proceed
   Vote No. 60 reconsidered

Reid
Mar 27
Apr 17

51 - 46 No. 60
74 - 22  No. 66

F
I
0322Mar 22S.2204
Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act
   motion to proceed

Reid
Mar 26
92 - 4 No. 59

I
0320Mar 20S.2038
Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act
   motion to concur in the House amendment

Reid
Mar 22
96 - 3 No. 56

I
0315Mar 15H.R.3606
Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 ReidMar 2176 - 22 No. 53I
0315Mar 15H.R.3606
Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011
   S.Amdt.1836

Reid
Mar 20
55 - 44 No. 52

F
0315Mar 15H.R.3606
Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011
   S.Amdt.1833

Reid
Mar 20
54 - 45 No. 51

F
0312Mar 12PN1131
Judicial nominee Timothy S. Hillman ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN349
Judicial nominee Mary Geiger Lewis ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN525
Judicial nominee Jeffrey J. Helmick ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN1118
Judicial nominee John J. Tharp, Jr. ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN1117
Judicial nominee George Levi Russell, III ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN1116
Judicial nominee John Z. Lee ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN1105
Judicial nominee Kristine Gerhard Baker ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN986
Judicial nominee Brian C. Wimes ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN937
Judicial nominee David Campos Guaderrama ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN920
Judicial nominee Gregg Jeffrey Costa ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN633
Judicial nominee Susie Morgan ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN865
Judicial nominee Miranda Du ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN858
Judicial nominee Rudolph Contreras ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN857
Judicial nominee Ronnie Abrams ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN786
Judicial nominee Michael Walter Fitzgerald ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN735
Judicial nominee David Nuffer ReidMar 14 UCW
0312Mar 12PN566
Judicial nominee Gina Marie Groh ReidMar 14 UCW
0302Mar 2S.1813
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs reauthorization ReidMar 6 UCW
0302Mar 2S.1813
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs reauthorization
   S.Amdt.1761

Reid
Mar 6
52 - 44 No. 25

F
0215Feb 15PN632
Judicial nominee Jesse M. Furman ReidFeb 17 UCW
0215Feb 15S.1813
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs reauthorization
   S.Amdt.1633

Reid
Feb 17
54 - 42 No. 20

F
0209Feb 9PN864
Judicial nominee Adalberto Jose Jordan ReidFeb 1389 - 5 No. 18I
0207Feb 7S.1813
Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs reauthorization
   motion to proceed

Reid
Feb 9
85 - 11 No. 17

I
0126Jan 26S.2038
Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jan 30
93 - 2 No. 3

I
 Vote Key: 61-32 No. 2 (for example) - tally and Roll Call Vote number; UC - Unanimous Consent.
Result Key: F - Failed; I - Invoked; N - No action; V - Vitiated; W - Withdrawn.


Motions Filed in Action and Result
DateMeasureSubjectFiled ByDayVoteResult
1217Dec 17S.968
Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jan 23
UC

W
1215Dec 15H.R.3630
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011
   motion to proceed

Reid
Dec 16
UC

W
1208Dec 8PN267
Nominee Mari Carmen Aponte
   Vote No. 227 reconsidered
ReidDec 12
Jun 14
49 - 37 No. 227
62 - 37  No. 121
F
I
1208Dec 8PN113
Nominee Norman L. Eisen ReidDec 1270 - 16 No. 226I
1207Dec 7S.1944
Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011
   motion to proceed

Reid
Dec 8
UC

V
1206Dec 6PN784
Nominee Richard Cordray ReidDec 853 - 45 No. 223F
1201Dec 1PN05
Judicial nominee Caitlin Joan Halligan ReidDec 654 - 45 No. 222F
1130Nov 30S.1917
A bill to create jobs by providing payroll tax relief for middle class families and businesses
   motion to proceed

Reid
Dec 1
UC

W
1128Nov 28S.1867
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ReidNov 3088 - 12 No. 212I
1108Nov 8H.R.2354
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations
   motion to proceed

Reid
Nov 10
81 - 14 No. 205

I
1103Nov 3H.R.674
3% Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act
   motion to proceed

Reid
Nov 7
94 - 1 No. 198

I
1101Nov 1S.1769
Rebuild America Jobs Act
   motion to proceed

Reid
Nov 2
UC

W
1019Oct 19H.R.2112
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations ReidNov 1 no voteN
1019Oct 19H.R.2112
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
   S.Amdt.738

Reid
Oct 20
82 - 16 No. 187

I
1019Oct 19S.1726
Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011
   motion to proceed

McConnell
Oct 20
57 - 43 No. 178

F
1019Oct 19S.1723
Teachers and First Responders Back to Work Act of 2011
   motion to proceed

Reid
Oct 20
50 - 50 No. 177

F
1006Oct 6S.1660
American Jobs Act of 2011
   motion to proceed

Reid
Oct 11
50 - 49 No. 160

F
1004Oct 4S.1619
Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act ReidOct 662 - 38 No. 156I
0926Sep 26S.1619
Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act
   motion to proceed

Reid
Oct 3
79 - 19 No. 155

I
0923Sep 23H.R.2608
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012
   motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment

Reid
Sep 26
54 - 35 No. 152

F
0916Sep 16H.R.2832
To extend the Generalized System of Preferences
   motion to proceed

Reid
Sep 19
84 - 8 No. 139

I
0914Sep 14H.J.Res.66
Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 ReidSep 15 no voteN
0914Sep 14H.J.Res.66
Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003
   S.Amdt.602

Reid
Sep 15
no vote

N
0909Sep 9H.J.Res.66
Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003
   motion to proceed
   Vote No. 131 reconsidered

Reid
Sep 12
Sep 13

53 - 33 No. 131
61 - 38  No. 132

F
I
0802Aug 2H.R.1249
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act
   motion to proceed

Reid
Sep 6
93 - 5 No. 125

I
0729Jul 29S.627
Budget Control Act of 2011
   motion to concur in the House amendment with an amendment No. 589

Reid
Jul 31
50 - 49 No. 122

F
0714Jul 14H.R.2055
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
   motion to waive the points of order under section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for H.R. 2055, any amendments thereto and motions thereon

Johnson (SD)
Jul 14
71 - 26 No. 110

I
0711Jul 11H.R.2055
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jul 13
89 - 11 No. 109

I
0711Jul 11S.1323
A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit ReidJul 1351 - 49 No. 108F
0705Jul 5S.1323
A bill to express the sense of the Senate on shared sacrifice in resolving the budget deficit
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jul 7
74 - 22 No. 106

I
0630Jun 30S.J.Res.20
Authorizing the limited use of the United States Armed Forces in support of the NATO mission in Libya
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jul 5
UC

V
0616Jun 16S.679
Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jun 22
UC

W
0616Jun 16S.782
Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 ReidJun 2149 - 51 No. 94F
0609Jun 9S.782
Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011
   S.Amdt.436

Coburn
Jun 14
40 - 59 No. 89

F
0606Jun 6S.782
Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011
   motion to proceed

Reid
Jun 7
UC

W
0526May 26PN97
Nominee Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. KlobucharJun 6 UCV
0524May 24S.990
Legislative vehicle for the PATRIOT Act extension
   motion to concur in the House amendment with an amendment No. 347

Reid
May 26
79 - 18 No. 81

I
0519May 19S.1038
PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011
   motion to proceed

Reid
May 23
74 - 8 No. 75

I
0517May 17PN3
Judicial nominee Goodwin Liu ReidMay 1952 - 43 No. 74F
0505May 5PN49
Nominee James Michael Cole ReidMay 950 - 40 No. 67F
0502May 2PN32
Judicial nominee John J. McConnell, Jr. ReidMay 463 - 33 No. 65I
0502May 2S.493
SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 ReidMay 452 - 44 No. 64F
0310Mar 10S.493
SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011
   motion to proceed

Reid
Mar 14
84 - 12 No. 40

I
0304Mar 4H.R.1
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2011
   motion to proceed

Reid
Mar 8
UC

V
0303Mar 3S.23
Patent Reform Act ReidMar 787 - 3 No. 34I
0228Feb 28H.R.359
Termination of Taxpayer Financing of Presidential Election Campaigns
   motion to proceed

Reid
Mar 1
UC

V
0215Feb 15S.223
FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act ReidFeb 1796 - 2 No. 20I
0215Feb 15S.223
FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act
   S.Amdt.7

Hutchison
Feb 17
UC

V
 Vote Key: 61-32 No. 2 (for example) - tally and Roll Call Vote number; UC - Unanimous Consent.
Result Key: F - Failed; I - Invoked; N - No action; V - Vitiated; W - Withdrawn.