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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 12, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Michael S. Barr to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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

Won the vote · Yea

66 votes, representing 178,884,713 people68.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

27 votes, representing 68,529,953 people26.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.0% 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
YeaWon6668.7%
NayLost2726.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.0%