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Senate vote: Cloture motion // September 13, 2021

Motion to Invoke Cloture: James Richard Kvaal to be Under Secretary of Education

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

Won the vote · Yea

55 votes, representing 141,263,241 people54.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 81,701,884 people31.7%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.5% 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
YeaWon5554.8%
NayLost3731.7%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.5%