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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 13, 2022

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kate Elizabeth Heinzelman to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

51 votes, representing 160,854,262 people61.8%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

42 votes, representing 87,478,411 people33.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% 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
YeaWon5161.8%
NayLost4233.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%