Senate · Roll call 585 · Oct. 23, 2025

A vote to end debate on taking up S. 3012, the Shutdown Fairness Act, which would pay federal employees who work during a government shutdown.

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected54–45 End debate Party-line vote
Question
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Bill
S. 3012, Shutdown Fairness Act
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 3 · No 42
Republicans
Yes 51 · No 1 · Did not vote 1
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (42 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (51 of 53).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

Cloture is a vote to end debate, and most bills need 60 votes; this one was on the motion to proceed, the step that lets the Senate formally take up a bill. Cloture was rejected, so the Senate did not take up the bill, which provides funds to pay excepted federal employees, those who must keep working, for work they do while funding has lapsed.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Shutdown Fairness Act This bill provides appropriations to pay federal employees who work during a government shutdown.

How each member voted

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