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Senate roll call 124 · 117th Congress · Mar 17, 2021

Xavier Becerra, of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services

On Mar 17, 2021, the Senate voted 50–49 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 782). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 1–49, Democrats 47–0, Independents 2–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member 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
50
No
49
Did not vote
3
Date
Mar 17, 2021

By party

  • Republicans1 yes · 49 no · 1 didn’t vote
  • Democrats47 yes · 0 no · 2 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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