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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 23, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anthony Rosario Coscia 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

79 votes, representing 209,189,626 people78.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

19 votes, representing 52,257,008 people19.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.9% 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
YeaWon7978.5%
NayLost1919.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.9%