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Roll Call Vote #112 · 117th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 9, 2021, 6:18 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion PN78-7 (PN 78-7)

Merrick Brian Garland, of Maryland, to be Attorney General

Cloture Motion Agreed to (70-29)
70 Yea
29 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

20 Yea / 29 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 48 senators

48 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent 2 senators

2 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 70

Nay 29

Not Voting 1

Other Votes on PN 78-7

All Senate votes on PN 78-7 →

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).