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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 25, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lisa M. Gomez to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor

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

Won the vote · Yea

47 votes, representing 141,926,464 people54.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

46 votes, representing 88,386,870 people33.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.6% 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
YeaWon4754.5%
NayLost4633.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.6%