105th Congress > Senate > Vote 429

Date: 1998-05-13

Result: 59-41 (Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected)

Clerk session vote number: 131

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Defense Policy Budget

Bill number: S1873

Question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

Description: A bill to state the policy of the United States regarding the deployment of a missile defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States against limited ballistic missile attack.

Bill summary: American Missile Protection Act of 1998 - States as U.S. policy to deploy as soon as technologically possible an effective National Missile Defense system capable of defending U.S. territory against limited ballistic missile attack (whether accidental, unauthorized, or deliberate).

Bill titles: A bill to state the policy of the United States regarding the deployment of a missile defense system capable of defending the territory of the United States against limited ballistic missile attack.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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