CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 585

119th Congress · Session 1 · October 23, 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-3012 — Shutdown Fairness Act

This bill aims to provide funds for the pay and allowances of excepted Federal employees during lapses in appropriations. It defines excepted employees to include agency employees performing emergency work, certain contractors, and members of the Armed Forces on active duty. The bill appropriates necessary sums to agency heads to cover standard rates of pay, benefits, and other regular payments. These funds are available until regular or continuing appropriations are enacted for the agency. The Act is designed to take effect retroactively as of September 30, 2025.

The Senate recorded this as
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 3012
A bill to appropriate funds for pay and allowances of excepted Federal employees for periods of work performed during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
Yea: 54Nay: 45Not Voting: 1100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D34200
Independent I0200
Republican R51101
Official record
How each member voted (100)
54 yea, 45 nay, 1 not voting