CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 579

119th Congress · Session 1 · October 21, 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: William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be United States District Judge for the District of Montana

The Senate recorded this as
On the Cloture Motion PN400-2
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 53Nay: 46Not Voting: 1100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04401
Independent I0200
Republican R53000
Official record
How each member voted (100)
53 yea, 46 nay, 1 not voting