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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 13, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: William Pulte to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 136,417,950 people51.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

41 votes, representing 124,914,515 people46.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.0% 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
YeaWon5751.2%
NayLost4146.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.0%