Cloture is a vote to limit debate. For this executive-branch nomination, the threshold was a simple majority of senators voting; 51 votes were required.

The Senate held a separate vote on the nomination on February 6, 2025, and confirmed Vought, 53-47.

• On the Nomination PN11-22
  Feb 6, 2025Nomination Confirmed (53-47)
• On the Motion to Table PN11-22
  Feb 6, 2025Motion to Table Agreed to (52-47)
• On the Motion to Proceed PN11-22
  Feb 6, 2025Motion to Proceed Agreed to (52-47)
• On the Motion to Proceed PN11-22
  Feb 3, 2025Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-46)

The vote cleared the way for a separate decision on who would lead the Office of Management and Budget.

• Russell Vought
  The vote ended debate on his nomination but did not decide whether to confirm him.
• Office of Management and Budget
  The nomination concerned who would serve as the office's director.

Republicans voted yes, while Democrats and the two independents voted no; the vote followed the party majority positions.

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.