Congressional vote

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Keith Bass to be Assistant Secretary of Defense: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Outcome
Cloture Motion Agreed to (58-36)
Yea–Nay
58–36
Vote
s · No. 657 · 2025-12-19

How members voted

Nay · 36Democrat: 34 · Republican: 1 · Independent: 1

Andy Kim

Ed Markey

Ron Wyden

Not Voting · 6Democrat: 5 · Republican: 1
Yea · 58Republican: 51 · Democrat: 6 · Independent: 1

Jim Banks

Ted Budd

Ted Cruz

Tim Kaine

Mike Lee

Rand Paul

Jack Reed

Tim Scott