Senate · 114th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 144
Senate vote senate-114-2-144
No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?Whether the Senate should begin debate
Official question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Date: 9/20/2016
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Vote date: 9/20/2016
Chamber
Senate
Data source
U.S. Senate (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 2
Roll number
144
Record identifier
senate-114-2-144
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What this vote does
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed No bill link is listed for this roll call in the source feed. Recorded outcome: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to.
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Result
Official result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Required threshold (best-effort)
Three-fifths (typically of the full chamber)
Note: The Senate often requires 3/5 of all Senators duly chosen and sworn for cloture. The official record may apply special rules.
Threshold check (computed)
Appears met
Approximate: computed as ≥ 58 Yea out of 96 voting (3/5 of those voting). Official cloture thresholds may differ.
Vote breakdown
Yea
your rep89 members
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Nay
7 members
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Present
0 members
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Not Voting
4 members
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Total recorded votes: 100
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4 members
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic · DE
Vote: Not Voting
Ron Johnson
Republican · WI
Vote: Not Voting
Tim Kaine
Democratic · VA
Vote: Not Voting
Jefferson Sessions
Republican · AL
Vote: Not Voting
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Last updated: 9/20/2016Roll call: senate-114-2-144