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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 30, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cathy Ann Harris to be a Member of the Merit System Protection Board

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

Won the vote · Yea

50 votes, representing 146,751,120 people56.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

48 votes, representing 109,274,064 people42.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.7% 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
YeaWon5056.4%
NayLost4842.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.7%