Senate vote 259 (1995): On the Cloture Motion, S652
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Senate vote 259 (1995): On the Cloture Motion, S652
1995-06-14 · S652
Follow this vote, step by step
- The bill: S652
- What was asked: On the Cloture Motion (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
- What happened: Cloture Motion Agreed to on 1995-06-14 · how each member voted
- Where the bill stands now: unknown here; check the official record
Question: On the Cloture Motion · An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to · Yea 89 · Nay 11 · Present 0 · Not voting 0 (majority 3/5)
By party
| Party | Yea | Nay | Other / not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 35 | 11 | 0 |
| Republican | 54 | 0 | 0 |
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 | R | Yea |
| BUMPERS, Dale | AR | D | Nay |
| PRYOR, David Hampton | AR | D | Yea |
| KYL, Jon Llewellyn | AZ | R | Yea |
| McCAIN, John Sidney, III | AZ | R | Yea |
| BOXER, Barbara | CA | D | Yea |
| FEINSTEIN, Dianne | CA | D | Yea |
| BROWN, George Hanks (Hank) | CO | R | Yea |
| CAMPBELL, Ben Nighthorse | CO | R | 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 |
| COVERDELL, Paul | GA | R | 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 | Yea |
| KEMPTHORNE, Dirk | ID | R | Yea |
| MOSELEY BRAUN, Carol | IL | D | Yea |
| SIMON, Paul Martin | IL | D | Nay |
| COATS, Daniel Ray | IN | R | Yea |
| 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 |
| SNOWE, Olympia Jean | ME | R | Yea |
| ABRAHAM, Spencer | MI | R | Yea |
| LEVIN, Carl | MI | D | Nay |
| GRAMS, Rod | MN | R | Yea |
| WELLSTONE, Paul David | MN | D | Nay |
| ASHCROFT, John David | MO | R | Yea |
| BOND, Christopher Samuel (Kit) | 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 |
| FAIRCLOTH, Duncan McLauchlin (Lauch) | NC | R | Yea |
| HELMS, Jesse | NC | R | Yea |
| CONRAD, Kent | ND | D | Nay |
| DORGAN, Byron Leslie | ND | D | Nay |
| EXON, J. James | NE | D | Yea |
| KERREY, J. Robert | NE | D | Nay |
| GREGG, Judd Alan | NH | R | Yea |
| SMITH, Robert C. | NH | R | Yea |
| BRADLEY, William Warren (Bill) | NJ | D | Nay |
| LAUTENBERG, Frank Raleigh | NJ | D | Nay |
| 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 |
| DeWINE, Michael | OH | R | Yea |
| GLENN, John Herschel, Jr. | OH | D | Yea |
| INHOFE, James Mountain | OK | R | Yea |
| NICKLES, Donald Lee | OK | R | Yea |
| HATFIELD, Mark Odom | OR | R | Yea |
| PACKWOOD, Robert William | OR | R | Yea |
| SANTORUM, Richard John (Rick) | PA | R | Yea |
| SPECTER, Arlen | PA | R | 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 |
| FRIST, William H. | TN | R | Yea |
| THOMPSON, Fred Dalton | TN | R | Yea |
| GRAMM, William Philip (Phil) | TX | R | Yea |
| HUTCHISON, Kathryn Ann Bailey (Kay) | TX | R | Yea |
| BENNETT, Robert Foster (Bob) | 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 |
| GORTON, Thomas Slade, III (Slade) | WA | R | Yea |
| MURRAY, Patty | WA | D | Yea |
| FEINGOLD, Russell Dana | WI | D | Nay |
| KOHL, Herbert H. | WI | D | Yea |
| BYRD, Robert Carlyle | WV | D | Nay |
| ROCKEFELLER, John Davison (Jay), IV | WV | D | Yea |
| SIMPSON, Alan Kooi | WY | R | Yea |
| THOMAS, Craig Lyle | WY | R | Yea |
President's position (not a member vote)
CLINTON, William Jefferson (Bill) (D): 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), 104th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:41Z
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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