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Senate Action on Cloture Motions
Congress | Years | Motions Filed | Votes on Cloture | Cloture Invoked |
118 | 2023-2024 |
256 | 235 | 222 |
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 | | 2,878 | 2,323 | 1,607 |