U.S. Senate · November 12, 2026
Roll call 259 · 119th Congress, session 2
Gregory Carl Cook, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
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.
Cloture Motion Agreed to
50 yes 27 no
The Senate said yes
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 50 Nay: 27 Not Voting: 23 100 members
What was being voted on
Nominee: Gregory Carl Cook, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
