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Senate vote: Cloture motion // November 13, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Cathy Fung to be a Judge of the U.S. Tax Court

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 172,585,389 people64.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

37 votes, representing 80,267,707 people30.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.2% 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
YeaWon5864.7%
NayLost3730.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.2%