Senate · Roll call 60 · Feb. 20, 2025

A vote to end debate on the nomination of Kashyap Patel to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which would allow a final vote on confirmation.

Cloture Motion Agreed to51–47 End debate Party-line vote
Question
On the Cloture Motion
Bill
PN 1235
← 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 0 · No 44 · Did not vote 1
Republicans
Yes 51 · No 1 · Did not vote 1
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (44 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; most bills need 60 votes, but nominations need only a simple majority. Cloture was agreed to, which set up a final vote on confirming Kashyap Patel as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a term of ten years.

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How each member voted

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