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Senate roll call 212 · 111th Congress · Jun 24, 2009

Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State

On Jun 24, 2009, the Senate voted 65–31 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 225). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 56–0, Republicans 8–31, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 8 members voted against their own party.

During the 111th Congress (2009–2010), Barack Obama was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result

Cloture Motion Agreed to

Yes

65

No

31

Did not vote

15

Date

Jun 24, 2009

From Voteview roll call records.