Ashish S. Vazirani, of Maryland, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

On Jul 11, 2022, the Senate voted 67–20 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 1185). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 25–20, Democrats 40–0, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes: 67
No: 20
Did not vote: 15
Date: Jul 11, 2022

By party

Republicans25 yes · 20 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats40 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL voted no
John Boozman R-AR voted no
Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR voted no
Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL voted no
Joni Ernst R-IA voted no
Michael Braun R-IN voted no
Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS voted no
Rand Paul R-KY voted no
Joshua David Hawley R-MO voted no
Steve Daines R-MT voted no
John Hoeven R-ND voted no
James Lankford R-OK voted no
John Thune R-SD voted no
Marsha Blackburn R-TN voted no
William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN voted no
Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
Mike Lee R-UT voted no
Ron Johnson R-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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