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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 24, 2019Needed 60 votes to end debate

Motion Invoke Cloture on the Shelby Amdt. No. 5

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 133,453,049 people52.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 117,644,353 people46.2%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
NayWon4752.4%
YeaLost5046.2%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%

Senate This vote needed 60 yes votes to pass, more than the usual majority. It's called cloture, and it means a side with a majority of votes can still lose.