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Apr 13, 2026 · 17:24:00 · Senate

On the Cloture Motion

Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Thomas Shepherd to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas

Agreed To

Chamber

Senate

Date

Apr 13, 2026 · 17:24:00

Required Majority

Simple Majority

Vote Type

Cloture

Vote ID

senate-119-2-75

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Summary

The Senate agreed to a cloture motion on the nomination of John Thomas Shepherd for a federal judgeship on a party-line vote.

Analysis

The Senate agreed to a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of John Thomas Shepherd to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. The vote followed a party-line breakdown, meeting the required simple majority threshold to end debate. This procedural step allows the Senate to move toward a final confirmation vote on the nominee.

Implications

The Senate agreed to the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of John Thomas Shepherd to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas on a party-line vote. This procedural step ends debate and allows the Senate to proceed to a final confirmation vote for the nominee. The nomination remains pending in the Senate until that final vote occurs.

AI-generated summary
50 Yes
44 No

Required: Simple Majority

PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrats04203
Republicans50003
Independents0200
Total504406

Seat Map

Yea
Nay
Present
Not Voting
Border = party color

Member Votes

100 members

MemberPartyStateVote
Alsobrooks, Angela D.Alsobrooks, Angela D.DemocratMDNay
AA
Armstrong, Alan		RepublicanOKYea
Baldwin, TammyBaldwin, TammyDemocratWINay
Banks, JimBanks, JimRepublicanINYea
Barrasso, JohnBarrasso, JohnRepublicanWYYea
Bennet, Michael F.Bennet, Michael F.DemocratCONot Voting
Blackburn, MarshaBlackburn, MarshaRepublicanTNYea
Blumenthal, RichardBlumenthal, RichardDemocratCTNay
Blunt Rochester, LisaBlunt Rochester, LisaDemocratDENay
Booker, Cory A.Booker, Cory A.DemocratNJNay
Boozman, JohnBoozman, JohnRepublicanARYea
Britt, Katie BoydBritt, Katie BoydRepublicanALYea
Budd, TedBudd, TedRepublicanNCYea
Cantwell, MariaCantwell, MariaDemocratWANay
Capito, Shelley MooreCapito, Shelley MooreRepublicanWVYea
Cassidy, BillCassidy, BillRepublicanLAYea
Collins, Susan M.Collins, Susan M.RepublicanMEYea
Coons, Christopher A.Coons, Christopher A.DemocratDENay
Cornyn, JohnCornyn, JohnRepublicanTXYea
Cortez Masto, CatherineCortez Masto, CatherineDemocratNVNay
Cotton, TomCotton, TomRepublicanARYea
Cramer, KevinCramer, KevinRepublicanNDYea
Crapo, MikeCrapo, MikeRepublicanIDYea
Cruz, TedCruz, TedRepublicanTXYea
Curtis, John R.Curtis, John R.RepublicanUTYea
Daines, SteveDaines, SteveRepublicanMTYea
Duckworth, TammyDuckworth, TammyDemocratILNay
Durbin, Richard J.Durbin, Richard J.DemocratILNay
Ernst, JoniErnst, JoniRepublicanIAYea
Fetterman, JohnFetterman, JohnDemocratPANay
Fischer, DebFischer, DebRepublicanNEYea
Gallego, RubenGallego, RubenDemocratAZNay
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.Gillibrand, Kirsten E.DemocratNYNay
Graham, LindseyGraham, LindseyRepublicanSCYea
Grassley, ChuckGrassley, ChuckRepublicanIAYea
Hagerty, BillHagerty, BillRepublicanTNYea
Hassan, Margaret WoodHassan, Margaret WoodDemocratNHNay
Hawley, JoshHawley, JoshRepublicanMOYea
Heinrich, MartinHeinrich, MartinDemocratNMNay
Hickenlooper, John W.Hickenlooper, John W.DemocratCONay
Hirono, Mazie K.Hirono, Mazie K.DemocratHINay
Hoeven, JohnHoeven, JohnRepublicanNDYea
Husted, JonHusted, JonRepublicanOHYea
Hyde-Smith, CindyHyde-Smith, CindyRepublicanMSYea
Johnson, RonJohnson, RonRepublicanWIYea
Justice, James C.Justice, James C.RepublicanWVYea
Kaine, TimKaine, TimDemocratVANay
Kelly, MarkKelly, MarkDemocratAZNay
Kennedy, JohnKennedy, JohnRepublicanLAYea
Kim, AndyKim, AndyDemocratNJNay
King, Angus S., Jr.King, Angus S., Jr.IndependentMENay
Klobuchar, AmyKlobuchar, AmyDemocratMNNay
Lankford, JamesLankford, JamesRepublicanOKYea
Lee, MikeLee, MikeRepublicanUTYea
Luján, Ben RayLuján, Ben RayDemocratNM—
Lummis, Cynthia M.Lummis, Cynthia M.RepublicanWYYea
Markey, Edward J.Markey, Edward J.DemocratMANay
Marshall, RogerMarshall, RogerRepublicanKSYea
McConnell, MitchMcConnell, MitchRepublicanKYYea
McCormick, DavidMcCormick, DavidRepublicanPAYea
Merkley, JeffMerkley, JeffDemocratORNay
Moody, AshleyMoody, AshleyRepublicanFLYea
Moran, JerryMoran, JerryRepublicanKSYea
Moreno, BernieMoreno, BernieRepublicanOHYea
Murkowski, LisaMurkowski, LisaRepublicanAKNot Voting
Murphy, ChristopherMurphy, ChristopherDemocratCTNay
Murray, PattyMurray, PattyDemocratWANay
Ossoff, JonOssoff, JonDemocratGANot Voting
Padilla, AlexPadilla, AlexDemocratCANay
Paul, RandPaul, RandRepublicanKYYea
Peters, Gary C.Peters, Gary C.DemocratMINay
Reed, JackReed, JackDemocratRINay
Ricketts, PeteRicketts, PeteRepublicanNEYea
Risch, James E.Risch, James E.RepublicanIDNot Voting
Rosen, JackyRosen, JackyDemocratNVNay
Rounds, MikeRounds, MikeRepublicanSDYea
Sanders, BernardSanders, BernardIndependentVTNay
Schatz, BrianSchatz, BrianDemocratHINot Voting
Schiff, Adam B.Schiff, Adam B.DemocratCANay
Schmitt, EricSchmitt, EricRepublicanMONot Voting
Schumer, Charles E.Schumer, Charles E.DemocratNYNay
Scott, RickScott, RickRepublicanFLYea
Scott, TimScott, TimRepublicanSCYea
Shaheen, JeanneShaheen, JeanneDemocratNHNay
Sheehy, TimSheehy, TimRepublicanMTYea
Slotkin, ElissaSlotkin, ElissaDemocratMINay
Smith, TinaSmith, TinaDemocratMNNay
Sullivan, DanSullivan, DanRepublicanAKYea
Thune, JohnThune, JohnRepublicanSDYea
Tillis, ThomasTillis, ThomasRepublicanNCYea
Tuberville, TommyTuberville, TommyRepublicanALYea
Van Hollen, ChrisVan Hollen, ChrisDemocratMDNay
Warner, Mark R.Warner, Mark R.DemocratVA—
Warnock, Raphael G.Warnock, Raphael G.DemocratGANay
Warren, ElizabethWarren, ElizabethDemocratMANay
Welch, PeterWelch, PeterDemocratVTNay
Whitehouse, SheldonWhitehouse, SheldonDemocratRINay
Wicker, Roger F.Wicker, Roger F.RepublicanMSYea
Wyden, RonWyden, RonDemocratORNay
Young, ToddYoung, ToddRepublicanINYea