Senate Action On Cloture Motions

Era:

ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)

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Filibuster Senate Congress (U.S.)

Year Created: 2025

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The Electoral College: How It Got That Way and Why We're Stuck with It

Description: This chart details different senate actions regarding cloture since its inception in the 65th Congress of 1917-1918. The chart is up to date as of February 2025.

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**Senate Action on Cloture Motions**
Congress	Years	Motions Filed	Votes on Cloture	Cloture Invoked
119	2025-2026	16	14	12
118	2023-2024	266	241	227
117	2021-2022	336	289	270
116	2019-2020	328	298	270
115	2017-2018	201	168	157
114	2015-2016	128	123	60
113	2013-2014	252	218	187
112	2011-2012	115	73	41
111	2009-2010	137	91	63
110	2007-2008	139	112	61
109	2005-2006	68	54	34
108	2003-2004	62	49	12
107	2001-2002	71	61	34
106	1999-2000	71	58	28
105	1997-1998	69	53	18
104	1995-1996	82	50	9
103	1993-1994	80	46	14
102	1991-1992	60	48	23
101	1989-1990	38	24	11
100	1987-1988	54	43	12
99	1985-1986	41	23	10
98	1983-1984	41	19	11
97	1981-1982	31	27	9
96	1979-1980	30	21	10
95	1977-1978	23	13	3
94	1975-1976	39	27	17
93	1973-1974	44	31	9
92	1971-1972	24	20	4
91	1969-1970	7	6	0
90	1967-1968	6	6	1
89	1965-1966	7	7	1
88	1963-1964	4	3	1
87	1961-1962	4	4	1
86	1959-1960	1	1	0
85	1957-1958	0	0	0
84	1955-1956	0	0	0
83	1953-1954	1	1	0
82	1951-1952	0	0	0
81	1949-1950	2	2	0
80	1947-1948	0	0	0
79	1945-1946	6	4	0
78	1943-1944	1	1	0
77	1941-1942	1	1	0
76	1939-1940	0	0	0
75	1937-1938	2	2	0
74	1935-1936	0	0	0
73	1933-1934	0	0	0
72	1931-1932	2	1	0
71	1929-1930	1	0	0
70	1927-1928	1	0	0
69	1925-1926	7	7	3
68	1923-1924	0	0	0
67	1921-1922	1	1	0
66	1919-1920	2	2	1
65	1917-1918	2	0	0
Total		2,903	2,342	1,623

Citation: “Cloture Motions.” U.S. Senate: Cloture Motions, 4 Feb. 2025, www.senate.gov/legislative/cloture/clotureCounts.htm.

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https://www.senate.gov/legislative/cloture/clotureCounts.htm