Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security

On Jan 28, 2021, the Senate voted 55–42 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 7813). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 6–42, Democrats 47–0, 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 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes: 55
No: 42
Did not vote: 5
Date: Jan 28, 2021

By party

Republicans6 yes · 42 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats47 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK voted yes
Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT voted yes
Shelley Moore Capito R-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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