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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 14, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Jocelyn Samuels to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

Won the vote · Yea

53 votes, representing 148,029,968 people57.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

47 votes, representing 109,844,179 people42.6%of U.S. adults
Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon5357.4%
NayLost4742.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken00.0%