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Senate vote: Cloture motion // December 18, 2025

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Bass to be Assistant Secretary of Defense

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

Won the vote · Yea

58 votes, representing 134,514,637 people50.5%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

36 votes, representing 111,451,350 people41.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 7.7% 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
YeaWon5850.5%
NayLost3641.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken07.7%