S. 2806 · 119TH CONGRESSIntroduced · Sep 29, 2025
Eliminate Shutdowns Act
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Eliminate Shutdowns Act
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Eliminate Shutdowns Act
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Sep 15, 2025
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 161.
Sep 16, 2025
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S6799)
Sep 19, 2025
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S6799)
Sep 19, 2025
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 37 - 61. Record Vote Number: 533. (CR S6824-6825)
Sep 29, 2025
Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2806 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 533) made in Senate.
Sep 29, 2025
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
The Senate rejected a cloture motion to proceed to the Eliminate Shutdowns Act on a mixed vote, failing to reach the required threshold.
The Senate rejected a motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the Eliminate Shutdowns Act, failing to reach the required three-fifths threshold to end debate on whether to take up the bill. The vote resulted in a mixed breakdown across party lines, preventing the measure from advancing to formal floor consideration. Following the result, a motion was entered to reconsider the vote at a later time.
The Senate rejected the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed, preventing the chamber from ending debate and formally taking up the Eliminate Shutdowns Act. While a motion to reconsider the vote was entered, the bill remains at the introduced stage and cannot advance to a final passage vote without a successful cloture motion. Further consideration of the measure is stalled unless the Senate reaches a future agreement to proceed.