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Senate vote: Cloture motion // January 30, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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

Won the vote · Yea

83 votes, representing 208,885,547 people78.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

13 votes, representing 42,877,484 people16.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 5.6% 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
YeaWon8378.3%
NayLost1316.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken05.6%