Senate Roll Call 48

119th Congress · Session 2 · March 9, 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: Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be General

The Senate recorded this as
On the Cloture Motion PN711
Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 68Nay: 28Not Voting: 4100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D172701
Independent I1100
Republican R50003
How each member voted (100)
68 yea, 28 nay, 4 not voting