Roll Call Vote #253 · 119th Congress · Session 1 · May 14, 2025, 2:47 PM (ET)
On the Cloture Motion PN12-31 (PN 12-31)
Emil Michael, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-43)
53 Yea
43 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 53 senators
50 Yea / 0 Nay
3 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 45 senators
2 Yea / 42 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Independent 2 senators
1 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Ruben Gallego (Democrat–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Angus King (Independent–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Warner (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 53
- Jim Banks (IN)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Marsha Blackburn (TN)
- John Boozman (AR)
- Katie Britt (AL)
- Ted Budd (NC)
- Shelley Capito (WV)
- Bill Cassidy (LA)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Tom Cotton (AR)
- Kevin Cramer (ND)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Ted Cruz (TX)
- John Curtis (UT)
- Steve Daines (MT)
- Joni Ernst (IA)
- Deb Fischer (NE)
- Ruben Gallego (AZ)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Bill Hagerty (TN)
- Josh Hawley (MO)
- John Hoeven (ND)
- Jon Husted (OH)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS)
- Ron Johnson (WI)
- Jim Justice (WV)
- John Kennedy (LA)
- Angus King (ME)
- James Lankford (OK)
- Mike Lee (UT)
- Cynthia Lummis (WY)
- Roger Marshall (KS)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- David McCormick (PA)
- Ashley Moody (FL)
- Jerry Moran (KS)
- Bernie Moreno (OH)
- Markwayne Mullin (OK)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Rand Paul (KY)
- Pete Ricketts (NE)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Mike Rounds (SD)
- Eric Schmitt (MO)
- Rick Scott (FL)
- Tim Scott (SC)
- Tim Sheehy (MT)
- Dan Sullivan (AK)
- John Thune (SD)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
- Todd Young (IN)
Nay 43
- Angela Alsobrooks (MD)
- Tammy Baldwin (WI)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Richard Blumenthal (CT)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE)
- Cory Booker (NJ)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Chris Coons (DE)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
- Tammy Duckworth (IL)
- John Fetterman (PA)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Maggie Hassan (NH)
- Martin Heinrich (NM)
- John Hickenlooper (CO)
- Mazie Hirono (HI)
- Tim Kaine (VA)
- Mark Kelly (AZ)
- Andy Kim (NJ)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Ben Luján (NM)
- Ed Markey (MA)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Chris Murphy (CT)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Jon Ossoff (GA)
- Alex Padilla (CA)
- Gary Peters (MI)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Jacky Rosen (NV)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Brian Schatz (HI)
- Adam Schiff (CA)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Elissa Slotkin (MI)
- Tina Smith (MN)
- Chris Van Hollen (MD)
- Raphael Warnock (GA)
- Elizabeth Warren (MA)
- Peter Welch (VT)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 4
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Thom Tillis (NC)
- Tommy Tuberville (AL)
Other Votes on PN 12-31
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Vote #254 On the Nomination PN12-31Nomination Confirmed (54-43) May 14, 2025
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).