Cloture is a vote to limit debate, not a vote on the bill itself. For this Senate vote, 60 of 100 senators were needed to invoke cloture; the motion received 53 votes, seven short of that threshold.

The linked record says the Senate motion to proceed was withdrawn on September 28, while H.R. 7008 had passed the House. This roll call did not advance the bill to a Senate vote on passage.

• On Motion to Recommit
  Jul 22, 2026Failed
• On Passage
  Jul 22, 2026Passed

The bill concerns stock trading by members of Congress and their families, but this vote only addressed whether to limit debate on taking up the bill.

• Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children
  The bill would restrict their purchases of individual company stocks and require advance public notice before certain sales.
• The Senate
  Because cloture failed, this vote did not end debate on the motion to proceed to the bill.

The vote followed party majority positions: Republicans were for cloture, while Democrats and independents were against it.

Cloture

Senate procedure that ends debate on a measure. Requires 60 votes to invoke on most legislation, simple majority on nominations after the 2013/2017 nuclear options. Voting yes on cloture is not the same as voting yes on the underlying bill — many senators do one but not the other.

Motion to proceed

Senate motion to begin formal floor consideration of a bill. Itself filibusterable, so often the first hurdle a bill faces — and often where bills die without ever being debated on their merits.