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Senate roll call 177 · 113th Congress · Jul 17, 2013

Thomas Edward Perez, of Maryland, to be Secretary of Labor

On Jul 17, 2013, the Senate voted 60–40 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 205). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 52–0, Republicans 6–40, Independents 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 6 members voted against their own party.

During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Result
Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes
60
No
40
Did not vote
5
Date
Jul 17, 2013

By party

  • Republicans6 yes · 40 no
  • Democrats52 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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