119TH CONGRESS · 1ST SESSION

SENATEROLL CALL #653CLOTURECLOSE · 2 TO SPARE

SENATE #653CLOTURE

Senate ends debate on the nominations

On the Cloture Motion PN25-29 and PN26-37 and PN141-2 and PN55-34 and PN60-12 and PN129-7 and PN141-16 and PN141-22 and PN141-26 and PN246-4 and PN246-13 and PN379-7 and PN141-39 and PN55-44 and PN129-6 and PN55-13 and PN379-21 and PN416-10 and PN141-14 and PN246-1 and PN379-18 and PN379-3 and PN379-9 and PN416-3 and PN379-22 and PN379-26 and PN445-1 and PN379-19 and PN26-26 and PN60-13 and PN26-47 and PN246-2 and PN141-25 and PN141-20 and PN379-11 and PN379-13 and PN379-15 and PN416-4 and PN445-11 and PN60-8 and PN246-11 and PN246-3 and PN345-8 and PN499-8 and PN141-5 and PN447 and PN466-7 and PN466-8 and PN466-9 and PN445-5 and PN22-11 and PN60-4 and PN60-11 and PN60-17 and PN129-1 and PN129-17 and PN141-8 and PN141-27 and PN246-12 and PN379-4 and PN445-2 and PN445-7 and PN445-10 and PN26-24 and PN141-10 and PN462-4 and PN499-2 and PN499-10 and PN518-5 and PN416-5 and PN462-1 and PN462-3 and PN560-3 and PN246-6 and PN379-20 and PN416-2 and PN55-10 and PN55-26 and PN465-2 and PN345-12 and PN55-7 and PN416-12 and PN445-3 and PN519-2 and PN416-6 and PN379-16 and PN379-17 and PN624-1 and PN624-2 and PN55-2 and PN345-10 and PN345-13 and PN345-14 and PN465-1 and PN499-12 and PN141-12 and PN416-9

DEC 17, 2025 · 6:30 PM ET

AGREED TO

53–47

53 YEA · 47 NAY · 0 NOT VOTING2 TO SPARE

51 NEEDED

NEEDED 512 TO SPARE

A party-line vote. 2 votes to spare over the 51 needed.

READ THIS RIGHT

A yes on cloture only ends debate. It is not a vote to confirm the nominee.

CLOTURE ON NOMINATIONS →

53–47AGREED TO

45 DEM2 IND53 REP

YEANAYCROSSEDTAP A SEAT

WHAT WAS DECIDED

What the Senate was voting on

FROM THE SENATE CLERK AND CONGRESS.GOV

IN PLAIN WORDS

The Senate voted on whether to end debate on a group of 97 nominations for federal posts, decided together in one vote. Cloture was agreed to with 53 votes, 2 more than the 51 needed.

A YES MEANT

End debate on all the nominations in this group in one vote.

A NO MEANT

Keep debating them. Not a vote against the nominees themselves.

WHY IT NEEDED 510 VACANT · 100 SWORN

51is a majority of the 100 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.

CROSSED = VOTED AGAINST MOST OF THEIR PARTY

BY PARTYYEA–NAY

DemocratsNONE CROSSED

RepublicansNONE CROSSED

IndependentsCAUCUS WITH DEMOCRATS

17TH

Party-line Senate vote in December 2025

210TH

Cloture vote in the Senate this Congress

Senate roll calls in December 2025

BY STATEONE BAR PER SENATOR

YEANAYA SENATOR CROSSEDYOUR STATE

17THParty-line Senate vote in December 2025

210THCloture vote in the Senate this Congress

36Senate roll calls in December 2025

THE FULL ROLL

All 100 senators, by stateAll 100 senators

0 NOT VOTING · 0 PRESENT · 0 VACANT

100 SHOWNTAP A NAME FOR DETAILS

100 SHOWN

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