Senate vote 227 (1991): On the Cloture Motion, S1745
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Senate vote 227 (1991): On the Cloture Motion, S1745
1991-10-22 · S1745
Follow this vote, step by step
- The bill: S1745
- What was asked: On the Cloture Motion (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Cloture Motion Agreed to on 1991-10-22 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On the Cloture Motion · A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws, to provide for damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination, to clarify provisions regarding disparate impact actions, and for other purposes.
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to · Yea 93 · Nay 4 · Present 0 · Not voting 3 (majority 3/5)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 38 | 4 | 1 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Frank Hughes | AK | R | Yea |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Yea |
| HEFLIN, Howell Thomas | AL | D | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | D | Yea |
| BUMPERS, Dale | AR | D | Yea |
| PRYOR, David Hampton | AR | D | Yea |
| DeCONCINI, Dennis Webster | AZ | D | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Yea |
| CRANSTON, Alan | CA | D | Yea |
| SEYMOUR, John | CA | R | Yea |
| BROWN, George Hanks (Hank) | CO | R | Yea |
| WIRTH, Timothy E. | CO | D | Yea |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Yea |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Yea |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE | D | Yea |
| ROTH, William Victor, Jr. | DE | R | Yea |
| GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob) | FL | D | Yea |
| MACK, Connie, III | FL | R | Yea |
| FOWLER, Wyche, Jr. | GA | D | Yea |
| NUNN, Samuel Augustus | GA | D | Yea |
| AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina | HI | D | Yea |
| INOUYE, Daniel Ken | HI | D | Yea |
| GRASSLEY, Charles Ernest | IA | R | Yea |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Yea |
| CRAIG, Larry Edwin | ID | R | Nay |
| SYMMS, Steven Douglas | ID | R | Nay |
| DIXON, Alan John | IL | D | Yea |
| SIMON, Paul Martin | IL | D | Yea |
| COATS, Daniel Ray | IN | R | Not Voting |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Yea |
| DOLE, Robert Joseph (Bob) | KS | R | Yea |
| KASSEBAUM, Nancy Landon | KS | R | Yea |
| FORD, Wendell Hampton | KY | D | Yea |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Yea |
| BREAUX, John Berlinger | LA | D | Yea |
| JOHNSTON, John Bennett, Jr. | LA | D | Yea |
| KENNEDY, Edward Moore (Ted) | MA | D | Yea |
| KERRY, John Forbes | MA | D | Yea |
| MIKULSKI, Barbara Ann | MD | D | Yea |
| SARBANES, Paul Spyros | MD | D | Yea |
| COHEN, William Sebastian | ME | R | Yea |
| MITCHELL, George John | ME | D | Yea |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Yea |
| RIEGLE, Donald Wayne, Jr. | MI | D | Yea |
| DURENBERGER, David Ferdinand | MN | R | Yea |
| WELLSTONE, Paul David | MN | D | Yea |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Yea |
| DANFORTH, John Claggett | MO | R | Yea |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Yea |
| LOTT, Chester Trent | MS | R | Yea |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Yea |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT | R | Yea |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Nay |
| SANFORD, (James) Terry | NC | D | Yea |
| BURDICK, Quentin Northrup | ND | D | Not Voting |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Yea |
| EXON, J. James | NE | D | Yea |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE | D | Not Voting |
| RUDMAN, Warren Bruce | NH | R | Yea |
| SMITH, Robert C. | NH | R | Nay |
| BRADLEY, William Warren (Bill) | NJ | D | Yea |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Yea |
| BINGAMAN, Jesse Francis (Jeff), Jr. | NM | D | Yea |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM | R | Yea |
| BRYAN, Richard H | NV | D | Yea |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Yea |
| D'AMATO, Alfonse Marcello | NY | R | Yea |
| MOYNIHAN, Daniel Patrick | NY | D | Yea |
| GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. | OH | D | Yea |
| METZENBAUM, Howard Morton | OH | D | Yea |
| BOREN, David Lyle | OK | D | Yea |
| NICKLES, Donald Lee | OK | R | Yea |
| HATFIELD, Mark Odom | OR | R | Yea |
| PACKWOOD, Robert William | OR | R | Yea |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Yea |
| WOFFORD, Harris | PA | D | Yea |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI | R | Yea |
| PELL, Claiborne de Borda | RI | D | Yea |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz) | SC | D | Yea |
| THURMOND, James Strom | SC | R | Yea |
| DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew | SD | D | Yea |
| PRESSLER, Larry Lee | SD | R | Yea |
| GORE, Albert Arnold, Jr. | TN | D | Yea |
| SASSER, James Ralph | TN | D | Yea |
| BENTSEN, Lloyd Millard, Jr. | TX | D | Yea |
| GRAMM, William Philip (Phil) | TX | R | Yea |
| GARN, Edwin Jacob (Jake) | UT | R | Yea |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Yea |
| ROBB, Charles Spittal | VA | D | Yea |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Yea |
| JEFFORDS, James Merrill | VT | R | Yea |
| LEAHY, Patrick Joseph | VT | D | Yea |
| ADAMS, Brockman (Brock) | WA | D | Yea |
| GORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade) | WA | R | Yea |
| KASTEN, Robert Walter, Jr. | WI | R | Yea |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Yea |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Yea |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Yea |
| SIMPSON, Alan Kooi | WY | R | Yea |
| WALLOP, Malcolm | WY | R | Yea |
President's position (not a member vote)
BUSH, George Herbert Walker (R): Not Voting
Voteview lists the President's announced position on some roll calls (member row with state 'USA'). It is shown separately and is not counted in the totals; it is not a vote cast by a member.
Source: Voteview (UCLA), 102nd Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:47Z
Words on this page, explained (1)
- Cloture
- A U.S. Senate vote to end debate on a measure, which usually needs 60 votes. It is how the Senate ends a filibuster.
Plain meanings written from linked sources. All words.
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