Senate vote 271 (1991): On the Cloture Motion, SRES198
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Senate vote 271 (1991): On the Cloture Motion, SRES198
1991-11-22 · SRES198
Follow this vote, step by step
- The bill: SRES198
- What was asked: On the Cloture Motion (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Cloture Motion Rejected on 1991-11-22 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On the Cloture Motion · A resolution amending Senate Resolution 62 of the One Hundred Second Congress to authorize the Committee on Foreign Relations to exercise certain investigatory powers in connection with its inquiry into the release of the United States hostages in Iran.
Result: Cloture Motion Rejected · Yea 51 · Nay 43 · Present 0 · Not voting 6 (majority 3/5)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 50 | 2 | 5 |
| Republican | 1 | 41 | 1 |
How each member voted
| Member | State | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| MURKOWSKI, Frank Hughes | AK | R | Nay |
| STEVENS, Theodore Fulton (Ted) | AK | R | Nay |
| HEFLIN, Howell Thomas | AL | D | Yea |
| SHELBY, Richard C. | AL | D | Yea |
| BUMPERS, Dale | AR | D | Not Voting |
| PRYOR, David Hampton | AR | D | Yea |
| DeCONCINI, Dennis Webster | AZ | D | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Nay |
| CRANSTON, Alan | CA | D | Yea |
| SEYMOUR, John | CA | R | Nay |
| BROWN, George Hanks (Hank) | CO | R | Nay |
| WIRTH, Timothy E. | CO | D | Yea |
| DODD, Christopher John | CT | D | Nay |
| LIEBERMAN, Joseph I. | CT | D | Yea |
| BIDEN, Joseph Robinette (Joe), Jr. | DE | D | Yea |
| ROTH, William Victor, Jr. | DE | R | Nay |
| GRAHAM, Daniel Robert (Bob) | FL | D | Yea |
| MACK, Connie, III | FL | R | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom) | IA | D | Not Voting |
| CRAIG, Larry Edwin | ID | R | Nay |
| SYMMS, Steven Douglas | ID | R | Not Voting |
| DIXON, Alan John | IL | D | Yea |
| SIMON, Paul Martin | IL | D | Yea |
| COATS, Daniel Ray | IN | R | Nay |
| LUGAR, Richard Green | IN | R | Nay |
| DOLE, Robert Joseph (Bob) | KS | R | Nay |
| KASSEBAUM, Nancy Landon | KS | R | Nay |
| FORD, Wendell Hampton | KY | D | Yea |
| MCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) | KY | R | Nay |
| BREAUX, John Berlinger | LA | D | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| MITCHELL, George John | ME | D | Yea |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Yea |
| RIEGLE, Donald Wayne, Jr. | MI | D | Yea |
| DURENBERGER, David Ferdinand | MN | R | Nay |
| WELLSTONE, Paul David | MN | D | Yea |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | MO | R | Nay |
| DANFORTH, John Claggett | MO | R | Nay |
| COCHRAN, William Thad | MS | R | Nay |
| LOTT, Chester Trent | MS | R | Nay |
| BAUCUS, Max Sieben | MT | D | Yea |
| BURNS, Conrad | MT | R | Nay |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Nay |
| SANFORD, (James) Terry | NC | D | Yea |
| BURDICK, Quentin Northrup | ND | D | Yea |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Yea |
| EXON, J. James | NE | D | Yea |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE | D | Not Voting |
| RUDMAN, Warren Bruce | NH | R | Nay |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| DOMENICI, Pete Vichi | NM | R | Nay |
| BRYAN, Richard H | NV | D | Yea |
| REID, Harry | NV | D | Nay |
| D'AMATO, Alfonse Marcello | NY | R | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| HATFIELD, Mark Odom | OR | R | Nay |
| PACKWOOD, Robert William | OR | R | Nay |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | Nay |
| WOFFORD, Harris | PA | D | Yea |
| CHAFEE, John Hubbard | RI | R | Nay |
| PELL, Claiborne de Borda | RI | D | Yea |
| HOLLINGS, Ernest Frederick (Fritz) | SC | D | Yea |
| THURMOND, James Strom | SC | R | Nay |
| DASCHLE, Thomas Andrew | SD | D | Yea |
| PRESSLER, Larry Lee | SD | R | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| GARN, Edwin Jacob (Jake) | UT | R | Nay |
| HATCH, Orrin Grant | UT | R | Nay |
| ROBB, Charles Spittal | VA | D | Yea |
| WARNER, John William | VA | R | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| KASTEN, Robert Walter, Jr. | WI | R | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| WALLOP, Malcolm | WY | R | Nay |
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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