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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 9, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ann Claire Phillips to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration

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

Won the vote · Yea

72 votes, representing 162,596,859 people62.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

20 votes, representing 66,158,702 people25.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 12.2% 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
YeaWon7262.4%
NayLost2025.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken012.2%