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Senate roll call 523 · 116th Congress · May 19, 2020

James E. Trainor III, of Texas, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2023

On May 19, 2020, the Senate voted 50–43 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 1600). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 50–0, Democrats 0–42, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

During the 116th Congress (2019–2020), Donald Trump was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Result
Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes
50
No
43
Did not vote
9
Date
May 19, 2020

By party

  • Republicans50 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
  • Democrats0 yes · 42 no · 4 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Every member who voted sided with their party's majority.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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