Senate ends debate on the nomination of Ho Nieh
On the Cloture Motion PN445-6
NOV 18, 2025 · 5:33 PM ET
Democrats split 12–32; most Republicans voted yes. Cleared the 49 needed by 16 votes.
A yes on cloture only ends debate. It is not a vote to confirm the nominee.
CLOTURE ON NOMINATIONS →A yes on cloture only ends debate. It is not a vote to confirm the nominee.
CLOTURE ON NOMINATIONS →What the Senate was voting on
The Senate voted on whether to end debate on Ho Nieh’s nomination to serve as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Cloture passed, with 65 yes votes—16 more than the 49 required.
End debate on Ho Nieh’s nomination as a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Keep debating the nomination; this is not a vote against Ho Nieh himself.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Confirmed on Nov. 19, 2025.
- 2013, 2017
- Ending debate on nominations has needed only a simple majority since 2013, and on Supreme Court nominees since 2017.
- VP
- On a 50–50 tie the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
49 is a majority of the 97 senators voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- 2013, 2017
- Ending debate on nominations has needed only a simple majority since 2013, and on Supreme Court nominees since 2017.
- VP
- On a 50–50 tie the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
Democrats splitDemocrats split.
Every vote on PN 445-6Every vote on PN 445-6
- JUL 30Received in the SenateRECEIVED
- OCT 29Reported by committeeREPORTED
- NOV 10Cloture motion filedFILED
- NOV 18#619THIS VOTECloture on the nominationPASSED65–3216 votes to spare over the 49 needed.
- NOV 19#620On the nominationCONFIRMED66–32
