Senate Roll Call 214

119th Congress · Session 1 · April 28, 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: David Perdue, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China

The Senate recorded this as
On the Cloture Motion PN54-5
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 64Nay: 27Not Voting: 9100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D132606
Independent I1100
Republican R50003
How each member voted (100)
64 yea, 27 nay, 9 not voting