A resolution amending Senate Resolution 62 of the One Hundred Second Congress to authorize the Committee on Foreign Relations to exercise certain investigatory

On Nov 22, 1991, the Senate voted 51–43 on “On the Cloture Motion” (SRES 198). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 50–2, Republicans 1–41. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 3 members voted against their own party.

During the 102nd Congress (1991–1992), George H. W. Bush was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Cloture Motion Rejected
Yes: 51
No: 43
Did not vote: 8
Date: Nov 22, 1991

By party

Republicans1 yes · 41 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats50 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Christopher John Dodd D-CT voted no
Harry Reid D-NV voted no
James Merrill Jeffords R-VT voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “A resolution amending Senate Resolution 62…: Senate Vote, Nov 22, 1991,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/102-S-271/a-resolution-amending-senate-resolution-62-of-the-one (accessed 2026-10-17).