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Senate vote: Cloture motion // June 16, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Gary Andres to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services

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

Won the vote · Yea

44 votes, representing 108,972,882 people40.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

33 votes, representing 98,398,595 people36.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 22.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 9.1 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon4440.9%
NayLost3336.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken022.2%