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Senate vote: Cloture motion // July 17, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Bradley Hansell to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security

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

Won the vote · Yea

57 votes, representing 136,586,120 people51.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

31 votes, representing 93,558,250 people35.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 13.7% 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%
NayLost3135.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken013.7%