Senate ends debate on the nomination of Robert P. Chamberlin
On the Cloture Motion PN466-1
DEC 8, 2025 · 5:25 PM ET
CLOTURE ONPN 466-1Robert P. Chamberlin, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of MississippiDEC 8, 2025 · 5:25 PM ET
AGREED TO
52–44
A party-line vote. 3 votes to spare over the 49 needed.
A yes on cloture only ends debate. It is not a vote to confirm the nominee.
CLOTURE ON NOMINATIONS →READ THIS RIGHT
A yes on cloture only ends debate. It is not a vote to confirm the nominee.
CLOTURE ON NOMINATIONS →45 DEM2 IND53 REP
YEANAYCROSSEDTAP A SEAT
WHAT WAS DECIDED
What the Senate was voting on
IN PLAIN WORDS
The Senate voted on whether to end debate on Robert P. Chamberlin’s nomination as United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi. The motion passed by 3 votes over the 49 needed.
A YES MEANT
End debate on Robert P. Chamberlin’s nomination and move to a final vote.
A NO MEANT
Keep debating the nomination; this is not a vote against the nominee itself.
THE NOMINATION · PN 466-1
Robert P. Chamberlin, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Mississippi
The Judiciary
WHERE IT STANDS · WHAT’S NEXT
Confirmed on Dec. 9, 2025.
DEC 9Considered by Senate.
DEC 9Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 46.
WHY IT NEEDED 490 VACANT · 100 SWORN
49is a majority of the 96 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.
49 is a majority of the 96 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.
HOW EACH SIDE VOTED
A straight party-line voteStraight party line.
6THParty-line Senate vote in December 2025
201STCloture vote in the Senate this Congress
36Senate roll calls in December 2025
THE JOURNEY
Every vote on PN 466-1Every vote on PN 466-1
DEC 9SENATE#636On the nominationCONFIRMED51–46
DEC 8SENATE#635Cloture on the nominationTHIS VOTEPASSED52–44
DEC 4SENATE—Cloture motion filedFILED
NOV 20SENATE—Reported by committeeREPORTED
SEP 2SENATE—Received in the SenateRECEIVED
SENATE · DEC 8
52–44
PASSED · NEEDED 49
IN THE SENATE · SEP 2 – DEC 9CONFIRMED 51–46
- SEP 2Received in the SenateRECEIVED
- NOV 20Reported by committeeREPORTED
- DEC 4Cloture motion filedFILED
- DEC 8#635THIS VOTECloture on the nominationPASSED52–443 votes to spare over the 49 needed.
- DEC 9#636On the nominationCONFIRMED51–46
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