What was the result of Senate roll call vote 56 in the 119th Congress?

The Senate vote on Feb 18, 2025 ended "Motion to Proceed Agreed to (48-45)", 48-45. The vote was on: On the Motion to Proceed PN12-35 (PN 12-35).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 56?

48 senators voted Yea and 45 voted Nay. 7 senators did not vote.

Republicans voted 48-0 and Democrats voted 0-43. No senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #56 · 119th Congress · Session 1 · Feb 18, 2025, 5:34 PM (ET)

Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a term of ten years

Motion to Proceed Agreed to (48-45)

48 Yea

45 Nay

← Vote #55 Vote #57 →

Republican 53 senators

48 Yea / 0 Nay

5 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

0 Yea / 43 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 2 senators

0 Yea / 2 Nay

Majority position: Nay

No senators voted against their party's majority on this vote.

Vote #60 On the Cloture Motion PN12-35

Cloture Motion Agreed to (51-47) Feb 20, 2025
Vote #61 On the Nomination PN12-35

Nomination Confirmed (51-49) Feb 20, 2025

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