Senate roll call 156 · 119th Congress · Mar 31, 2025
Matthew Whitaker, of Iowa, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Am
On Mar 31, 2025, the Senate voted 49–42 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 2556). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 48–0, Democrats 1–40, Independents 0–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 119th Congress (2025–2026), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Yes
- 49
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Mar 31, 2025
By party
- Republicans48 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Democrats1 yes · 40 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Katie Elizabeth Britt R-AL
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Ashley Brooke Moody R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- James E. Banks R-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Eric Stephen Schmitt R-MO
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Timothy Patrick Sheehy R-MT
- Theodore Paul Budd R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- John Peter (Pete) Ricketts R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Bernardo (Bernie) Moreno R-OH
- Jon Allen Husted R-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- David Harold Mccormick R-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- John R. Curtis R-UT
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- James Conley Justice II R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Angela Deneece Alsobrooks D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Andy Kim D-NJ
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Ben Ray Luján D-NM
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John Karl Fetterman D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
Did not vote
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- John Wright Hickenlooper D-CO
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- James David Vance R-OH
- Alan Armstrong R-OK
- Darline Graham R-SC
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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