Senate · 114th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 99
Senate vote senate-114-2-99
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: 6/14/2016
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 6/14/2016
Chamber
Senate
Data source
U.S. Senate (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 2
Roll number
99
Record identifier
senate-114-2-99
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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 ≥ 59 Yea out of 97 voting (3/5 of those voting). Official cloture thresholds may differ.
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 100
Not Voting list
3 members
Barbara Boxer
Democrat · CA
Vote: Not Voting
James Lankford
Republican · OK
Vote: Not Voting
Bernard Sanders
Independent · VT
Vote: Not Voting
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Last updated: 6/14/2016Roll call: senate-114-2-99