Motion to proceed to executive session to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Dec 2, 2025
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S8433)
Dec 2, 2025
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S8433)
Dec 2, 2025
By unanimous consent agreement, mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII waived.
Dec 4, 2025
Cloture, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 37. Record Vote Number: 633. (CR S8501)
Dec 4, 2025
On the Cloture Motion
On the Cloture Motion
The Senate rejected a cloture motion on S.Res. 520 on a party-line vote, failing to reach the three-fifths threshold required to proceed.
The Senate rejected a cloture motion to end debate on a resolution that would allow for the collective consideration of several executive nominations. The motion failed to reach the required three-fifths threshold on a party-line vote, preventing the chamber from moving toward a final vote on the measure. This procedural step followed a motion to proceed to executive session and the presentation of the cloture motion earlier in the week.
The cloture motion was rejected on a party-line vote, failing to reach the three-fifths threshold required to end debate. As a result, the Senate cannot yet proceed to a final vote on the resolution to authorize en bloc consideration of these nominations. The measure remains at the introduced stage while the chamber determines its next procedural steps.