Senate ends debate on the nomination of Arthur Roberts Jones
On the Cloture Motion PN930-3
JUN 24, 2026 · 6:28 PM ET
A party-line vote. 2 votes to spare over the 48 needed.
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 Arthur Roberts Jones’s nomination to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. The motion passed by 2 votes, meeting the 48-vote threshold; this was a vote to end debate, not to confirm him.
End debate on Arthur Roberts Jones’s nomination and move to a final vote.
Keep debating the nomination; this is not a vote against Jones himself.
The Judiciary
Confirmed on July 13, 2026.
- 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.
48 is a majority of the 94 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.
A straight party-line voteStraight party line.
Every vote on PN 930-3Every vote on PN 930-3
- APR 14Received in the SenateRECEIVED
- JUN 18Reported by committeeREPORTED
- JUN 22Cloture motion filedFILED
- JUN 24#189THIS VOTECloture on the nominationPASSED50–442 votes to spare over the 48 needed.
- JUL 13#193On the nominationCONFIRMED46–44
