CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 126

119th Congress · Session 2 · May 19, 2026

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: Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina

The Senate recorded this as
On the Cloture Motion PN851-1
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 57Nay: 38Not Voting: 5100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D83601
Independent I0200
Republican R49004
Official record
How each member voted (100)
57 yea, 38 nay, 5 not voting