DPC Vote Database ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Vote No. 18 SR 28 02/20/86 CQ Admin: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Senate TV Coverage (S. Res. 28) Dole-Byrd, et al., motion to recommit bill with instructions to report back forthwith with changes in Senate Rules to be effective during period for radio and TV coverage of Senate proceedings ending July 25: raises number necessary to invoke cloture to 67 members for changes in rules and two-thirds of those present and voting (instead of 60) for all other matters and reduces debate cap after cloture is invoked from 100 hours to 20 hours; reduces three-day rule on availability of reports to two days, including Saturdays; limits debate to two hours on motions to bring up bills other than Rules changes; requires that copy of conference report be available on all Senators' desks before bringing it up; creates germaneness motion that no amendment, other than reported committee amendment, shall be in order unless germane and relevant, which becomes effective upon affirmative vote of 60 Senators; and expedites treaty consideration by eliminating Committee of Whole proceedings. Motion to Recommit Agreed to (81-9) Yeas (81) Democrats (40 or 95%) Baucus, Bentsen, Bingaman, Boren, Bradley, Bumpers, Burdick, Byrd, Chiles, Cranston, DeConcini, Dixon, Dodd, Ford, Gore, Harkin, Hart, Heflin, Hollings, Kennedy, Kerry, Lautenberg, Leahy, Levin, Long, Matsunaga, Melcher, Metzenbaum, Mitchell, Moynihan, Nunn, Pell, Pryor, Riegle, Rockefeller, Sarbanes, Sasser, Simon, Stennis, Zorinsky Republicans (41 or 85%) Abdnor, Andrews, Armstrong, Chafee, Cochran, D'Amato, Danforth, Denton, Dole, Domenici, East, Evans, Garn, Goldwater, Gorton, Gramm, Hatch, Hatfield, Hawkins, Heinz, Kassebaum, Kasten, Lugar, Mattingly, McConnell, Murkowski, Nickles, Packwood, Pressler, Quayle, Roth, Rudman, Simpson, Specter, Stafford, Stevens, Thurmond, Trible, Warner, Weicker, Wilson Nays (9) Democrats (2 or 5%) Eagleton, Proxmire Republicans (7 or 15%) Boschwitz, Durenberger, Grassley, Hecht, Helms, Laxalt, Wallop
Not Voting (10) Democrats (5) Biden-2, <strong>Exon</strong>-3, Glenn-2, Inouye-4, Johnston-2 Republicans (5) Cohen-2, Humphrey-2, Mathias-1, McClure-2, Symms-2 Office Note (no text) Description Proponents pointed out that recommittal was necessary in order for the two rules changes regarding the motion to proceed and germaneness to be considered by the Senate without their being ruled out of order as nongermane in the event cloture is invoked on this resolution. Many stated they voted for the motion, even though they did not favor every or possibly any of the rules changes. Some felt that adding a package of rules changes would make it more difficult for gavel-to-gavel television coverage to be adopted, because it added more issues of controversy. Others insisted this package provided the basis for a workable resolution of the matter. Opponents made no statements.