Senate Roll Call 651

119th Congress · Session 1 · December 17, 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: Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026

The Senate recorded this as
On the Cloture Motion PN645-2
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 69Nay: 27Not Voting: 4100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D172602
Independent I1100
Republican R51002
How each member voted (100)
69 yea, 27 nay, 4 not voting