CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 11

119th Congress · Session 1 · January 22, 2025

A vote to end debate and allow a final vote

In the Senate, debate can continue indefinitely unless 60 senators vote to end it. This vote is that attempt. It decides whether the Senate may vote on the thing at all — not whether the thing passes. A failed cloture vote usually ends the matter without anyone ever voting on its merits.

What was being voted on

119-S-6 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

This bill aims to amend title 18 of the United States Code. It establishes specific requirements for health care practitioners when a child is born alive following an abortion or attempted abortion. Practitioners must exercise a specific degree of professional skill and care to preserve the child's life and health. Additionally, the bill requires that such children be immediately transported and admitted to a hospital. The legislation includes mandatory reporting requirements for violations and establishes criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment.

The Senate recorded this as
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 6
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
Yea: 52Nay: 47Not Voting: 1100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04500
Independent I0200
Republican R52001
Official record
How each member voted (100)
52 yea, 47 nay, 1 not voting