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Senate vote: Cloture motion // May 25, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Amy Loyd to be Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education

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

Won the vote · Yea

54 votes, representing 152,242,819 people58.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

40 votes, representing 78,782,322 people30.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 11.3% 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
YeaWon5458.5%
NayLost4030.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken011.3%