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Senate roll call 161 · 115th Congress · Jul 17, 2017

Patrick M. Shanahan, of Washington, to be Deputy Secretary of Defense

On Jul 17, 2017, the Senate voted 88–6 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 583). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 47–0, Democrats 40–5, Independents 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 5 members voted against their own party.

During the 115th Congress (2017–2018), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result
Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes
88
No
6
Did not vote
11
Date
Jul 17, 2017

By party

  • Republicans47 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Democrats40 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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