119TH CONGRESS · 2ND SESSIONSYNCED SEP 30 · 3:45 PM ET

SENATEROLL CALL #255CLOTURELABORCLOSE · 2 TO SPARE

SENATE #255CLOTURELABOR

Senate ends debate on the nomination of Keith Sonderling

On the Cloture Motion PN1129

SEP 30, 2026 · 1:41 PM ET

CLOTURE ONPN 1129Keith Sonderling, Secretary of LaborSEP 30, 2026 · 1:41 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 Keith Sonderling’s nomination to be Secretary of Labor. Cloture passed by 2 votes over the 51 needed; this was not a vote to confirm him.

A YES MEANT

End debate on Keith Sonderling’s nomination and move to a final vote.

A NO MEANT

Keep debating the nomination. Not a vote against the nominee himself.

THE NOMINATION · PN 1129

Keith Sonderling, Secretary of Labor

Department of Labor

OPEN THE NOMINATION →

WHERE IT STANDS · WHAT’S NEXT

Confirmed on Sept. 30, 2026.

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.

THE NOMINATION · PN 1129Keith Sonderling, Secretary of LaborDepartment of Labor

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

15TH

Party-line Senate vote in September

294TH

Cloture vote in the Senate this Congress

Senate roll calls in September

BY STATEONE BAR PER SENATOR

YEANAYA SENATOR CROSSEDYOUR STATE

15THParty-line Senate vote in September

294THCloture vote in the Senate this Congress

25Senate roll calls in September

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

THE JOURNEY

Every vote on PN 1129Every vote on PN 1129

ROLL CALLS, COMMITTEE AND FLOOR ACTIONS

SENATE

SEP 30SENATE#256On the nominationCONFIRMED47–41

SEP 30SENATE#255Cloture on the nominationTHIS VOTEPASSED53–47

SEP 28SENATE—Cloture motion filedFILED

JUL 30SENATE—Reported by committeeREPORTED

JUL 13SENATE—Received in the SenateRECEIVED

SENATE · SEP 30

53–47

PASSED · NEEDED 51

IN THE SENATE · JUL 13 – SEP 30CONFIRMED 47–41

JUL 13Received in the SenateRECEIVED
JUL 30Reported by committeeREPORTED
SEP 28Cloture motion filedFILED
SEP 30#255THIS VOTECloture on the nominationPASSED53–472 votes to spare over the 51 needed.
SEP 30#256On the nominationCONFIRMED47–41

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