Senate roll call 656 · 119th Congress, session 1 · Dec 18, 2025, 8:25 PM ET

On the Cloture Motion PN499-11

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Joshua Simmons to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency

Official result: Cloture Motion Agreed to (Cloture Motion Agreed to (53-43)) · Required majority: 1/2 · On the Cloture Motion

What was voted on

Nomination PN499-11: Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. Not a bill.

Recorded choices

Grouped by party as printed on the vote record. Green ✓ yes, orange ✕ no, ringed ○ present, dashed – not voting. Tap a circle to see who it is; pinch or double-tap to zoom.

Official totals

Yea	53
Nay	43
Present	0
Not Voting	4

✓ Individual records add up to the official totals.

Members by recorded choice

Yea 53

Banks (R-IN) (R-IN)
Barrasso (R-WY) (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN) (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR) (R-AR)
Britt (R-AL) (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC) (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV) (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA) (R-LA)
Collins (R-ME) (R-ME)
Cornyn (R-TX) (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR) (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND) (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID) (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX) (R-TX)
Curtis (R-UT) (R-UT)
Daines (R-MT) (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA) (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE) (R-NE)
Graham (R-SC) (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)

Source

Official XML record · Senate.gov vote page

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