A bill to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of

On Oct 21, 2020, the Senate voted 51–44 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 178). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 51–0, Democrats 0–42, Independents 0–2. 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 Rejected
Yes: 51
No: 44
Did not vote: 7
Date: Oct 21, 2020

By party

Republicans51 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 42 no · 4 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 2 no

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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