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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 22, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Christopher Koos to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors

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

Won the vote · Yea

82 votes, representing 223,278,420 people83.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

7 votes, representing 22,073,837 people8.3%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 8.0% 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
YeaWon8283.7%
NayLost78.3%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken08.0%