CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 197

119th Congress · Session 1 · April 8, 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

Nominee: Peter Hoekstra, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to Canada

The Senate recorded this as
On the Cloture Motion PN25-18
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 60Nay: 37Not Voting: 3100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D83601
Independent I1100
Republican R51002
Official record
How each member voted (100)
60 yea, 37 nay, 3 not voting