Robert Menendez

Robert Menendez

Former member · Democrat · Senate · NJ · served until 8/20/24

Voting record

Recorded 501 of 582 roll calls while in office · missed 81
DateMeasure and questionVoteChamber
8/1/24Senate
On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedCloture on the motion to proceedA vote to end debate on whether to start considering a measure — the way the Senate stops a filibuster before a bill is even taken up. For most legislation it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies). It is not a vote on the bill itself.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗
Procedural
Not Voting
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
8/1/24Senate
On the NominationNominationA vote to confirm someone the president has appointed to an executive or judicial office. Those appointments need the Senate's consent.Senate glossary: nomination ↗
Passage
Not Voting
Nomination Confirmed
7/31/24Senate
On the Cloture MotionClotureA vote to end debate and move toward a final vote — the only formal way to break a filibuster. For most business it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); on nominations, a simple majority of those voting. If it succeeds, debate is capped at 30 more hours.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗
Procedural
Not Voting
Cloture Motion Agreed to
7/31/24Senate
On the NominationNominationA vote to confirm someone the president has appointed to an executive or judicial office. Those appointments need the Senate's consent.Senate glossary: nomination ↗
Passage
Not Voting
Nomination Confirmed
7/31/24Senate
On the Cloture MotionClotureA vote to end debate and move toward a final vote — the only formal way to break a filibuster. For most business it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); on nominations, a simple majority of those voting. If it succeeds, debate is capped at 30 more hours.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗
Procedural
Not Voting
Cloture Motion Agreed to
7/31/24Senate
On the NominationNominationA vote to confirm someone the president has appointed to an executive or judicial office. Those appointments need the Senate's consent.Senate glossary: nomination ↗
Passage
Not Voting
Nomination Confirmed
7/31/24Senate
On the Cloture MotionClotureA vote to end debate and move toward a final vote — the only formal way to break a filibuster. For most business it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); on nominations, a simple majority of those voting. If it succeeds, debate is capped at 30 more hours.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗
Procedural
Not Voting
Cloture Motion Agreed to
7/30/24Senate
On the NominationNominationA vote to confirm someone the president has appointed to an executive or judicial office. Those appointments need the Senate's consent.Senate glossary: nomination ↗
Passage
Not Voting
Nomination Confirmed
7/30/24Senate
On the Cloture MotionClotureA vote to end debate and move toward a final vote — the only formal way to break a filibuster. For most business it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); on nominations, a simple majority of those voting. If it succeeds, debate is capped at 30 more hours.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗
Procedural
Not Voting
Cloture Motion Agreed to
7/30/24Senate
On the MotionConcurring in House amendmentsA vote on whether the Senate accepts changes the House made to a measure the Senate already passed. If the Senate concurs, both chambers have agreed to the same text and the differences are resolved.Congressional Research Service: Amendments Between the Houses ↗
Passage
Not Voting
Motion Agreed to
7/29/24Senate
On the NominationNominationA vote to confirm someone the president has appointed to an executive or judicial office. Those appointments need the Senate's consent.Senate glossary: nomination ↗
Passage
Not Voting
Nomination Confirmed
7/25/24Senate
On the Cloture MotionClotureA vote to end debate and move toward a final vote — the only formal way to break a filibuster. For most business it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); on nominations, a simple majority of those voting. If it succeeds, debate is capped at 30 more hours.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗
Procedural
Not Voting
Cloture Motion Agreed to
7/25/24Senate
On the NominationNominationA vote to confirm someone the president has appointed to an executive or judicial office. Those appointments need the Senate's consent.Senate glossary: nomination ↗
Passage
Not Voting
Nomination Confirmed
7/24/24Senate
On the Cloture MotionClotureA vote to end debate and move toward a final vote — the only formal way to break a filibuster. For most business it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); on nominations, a simple majority of those voting. If it succeeds, debate is capped at 30 more hours.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗
Procedural
Not Voting
Cloture Motion Agreed to
7/24/24Senate
On the Cloture MotionClotureA vote to end debate and move toward a final vote — the only formal way to break a filibuster. For most business it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); on nominations, a simple majority of those voting. If it succeeds, debate is capped at 30 more hours.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗
Procedural
Not Voting
Cloture Motion Agreed to
7/24/24Senate
On the Cloture MotionClotureA vote to end debate and move toward a final vote — the only formal way to break a filibuster. For most business it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies); on nominations, a simple majority of those voting. If it succeeds, debate is capped at 30 more hours.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗
Procedural
Not Voting
Cloture Motion Agreed to
7/23/24Senate
On the NominationNominationA vote to confirm someone the president has appointed to an executive or judicial office. Those appointments need the Senate's consent.Senate glossary: nomination ↗
Passage
Not Voting
Nomination Confirmed
7/11/24Senate
On the NominationNominationA vote to confirm someone the president has appointed to an executive or judicial office. Those appointments need the Senate's consent.Senate glossary: nomination ↗
Passage
Not Voting
Nomination Confirmed
7/11/24Senate
On the Point of OrderPoint of orderA vote on a senator's claim that a Senate rule is being broken.Senate glossary: point of order ↗
Procedural
Not Voting
Point of Order Well Taken
7/10/24Senate
On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedCloture on the motion to proceedA vote to end debate on whether to start considering a measure — the way the Senate stops a filibuster before a bill is even taken up. For most legislation it takes three-fifths of all senators (60 with no vacancies). It is not a vote on the bill itself.Senate: About Filibusters and Cloture ↗Congressional Research Service: Invoking Cloture in the Senate ↗
Procedural
Not Voting
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
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