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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 7, 2023

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Patrice H. Kunesh to be Commissioner of the Administration for Native Americans, Department of Health and Human Services

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

Won the vote · Yea

62 votes, representing 143,948,811 people55.0%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

34 votes, representing 94,180,066 people36.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 9.0% 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
YeaWon6255.0%
NayLost3436.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken09.0%