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On occasion, a cloture vote has been taken in an effort to end Senate debate and allow a confirmation vote to take place. Between the 1917 (when cloture was introduced to the Senate) and year 1975, cloture required the support threshold of two-thirds of senators present and voting.
The Senate voted largely along party lines Monday evening to advance Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to serve as President Trump’s director of national intelligence (DNI), putting her on a glide ...
The Senate voted 52-46 on a procedural measure to limit debate on the closely watched nomination, more than the simple majority needed to clear the way for the 100-member chamber to vote on her ...
PHOTO: Vice President JD Vance applauds after casting the deciding vote in the confirmation of Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Defense in the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 24, 2025.
Historically, such rejections are relatively uncommon. Of the 37 unsuccessful Supreme Court nominations since 1789, only 11 nominees have been rejected in a Senate roll-call vote. [53] The most recent rejection of a nominee by vote of the full Senate occurred in 1987, when it defeated Robert Bork's nomination by a 42–58 vote. [54]
In the subsequent confirmation vote on the 26th, the Senate voted 52–48 in favor of confirming Amy Coney Barrett as an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court. Senator Collins was the only Republican to vote against the nominee, with all Democrats and both Independents voting against confirming her. [124] [2]
A former Fox News host and military veteran, Hegseth secured support from all but three Republicans to win confirmation with a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie.
February 28, 2022 (nomination submitted to U.S. Senate) Date confirmed: April 7, 2022: Outcome: Approved by the U.S. Senate: Vote of the Senate Judiciary Committee; Votes in favor: 11: Votes against: 11: Result: Deadlocked on motion to report favorably: Senate vote to discharge the nomination from the Judiciary Committee; Votes in favor: 53 ...