Senate · 118th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 40
Senate vote senate-118-1-40
Whether the Senate should end debate and move forward
Official question: On the Cloture Motion
Date: 3/6/2023
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Vote date: 3/6/2023
Chamber
Senate
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U.S. Senate (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 1
Roll number
40
Record identifier
senate-118-1-40
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What this vote does
On the Cloture Motion This roll call is linked to bill 118hr815. Recorded outcome: Cloture Motion Agreed to.
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Result
Official result: Cloture Motion 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 not met
Approximate: computed as ≥ 49 Yea out of 80 voting (3/5 of those voting). Official cloture thresholds may differ.
Vote breakdown
Yea
48 members
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Nay
your rep32 members
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Present
0 members
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Not Voting
5 members
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Total recorded votes: 85
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32 members
Marsha Blackburn
Republican · TN
Vote: Nay
John Boozman
Republican · AR
Vote: Nay
Katie Boyd Britt
Republican · AL
Vote: Nay
Ted Budd
Republican · NC
Vote: Nay
Bill Cassidy
Republican · LA
Vote: Nay
Tom Cotton
Republican · AR
Vote: Nay
Kevin Cramer
Republican · ND
Vote: Nay
Mike Crapo
Republican · ID
Vote: Nay
Ted Cruz
Republican · TX
Vote: Nay
Steve Daines
Republican · MT
Vote: Nay
Joni Ernst
Republican · IA
Vote: Nay
Deb Fischer
Republican · NE
Vote: Nay
Bill Hagerty
Republican · TN
Vote: Nay
Josh Hawley
Republican · MO
Vote: Nay
John Hoeven
Republican · ND
Vote: Nay
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican · MS
Vote: Nay
Ron Johnson
Republican · WI
Vote: Nay
James Lankford
Republican · OK
Vote: Nay
Mike Lee
Republican · UT
Vote: Nay
Cynthia M. Lummis
Republican · WY
Vote: Nay
Roger Marshall
Republican · KS
Vote: Nay
Jerry Moran
Republican · KS
Vote: Nay
Markwayne Mullin
Republican · OK
Vote: Nay
Rand Paul
Republican · KY
Vote: Nay
Pete Ricketts
Republican · NE
Vote: Nay
Eric Schmitt
Republican · MO
Vote: Nay
Rick Scott
Republican · FL
Vote: Nay
Tim Scott
Republican · SC
Vote: Nay
John Thune
Republican · SD
Vote: Nay
Tommy Tuberville
Republican · AL
Vote: Nay
Roger F. Wicker
Republican · MS
Vote: Nay
Todd Young
Republican · IN
Vote: Nay
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Last updated: 3/6/2023Roll call: senate-118-1-40Bill: 118hr815