CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 500

119th Congress · Session 1 · September 2, 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-2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

This legislation authorizes funding and personnel for the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy's national security activities, and military construction for fiscal year 2026. It includes the Intelligence Authorization Act, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, and the ROAD to Housing Act. The bill addresses global security, specifically countering threats from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, while overseeing nuclear stockpile modernization. Additionally, it provides extensive updates to military healthcare, family support, and affordable housing initiatives.

The Senate recorded this as
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 2296
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
Yea: 84Nay: 14Not Voting: 2100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D341100
Independent I1100
Republican R49202
Official record
How each member voted (100)
84 yea, 14 nay, 2 not voting