U.S. Senate · October 23, 2025
Roll call 585 · 119th Congress, session 1
S. 3012 — Shutdown Fairness Act
A vote to end debate and allow a final vote In the Senate, debate can continue indefinitely unless 60 senators vote to end it. This vote is that attempt. It decides whether the Senate may vote on the thing at all — not whether the thing passes. A failed cloture vote usually ends the matter without anyone ever voting on its merits.
Blocked
54 yes 45 no
The Senate said no · recorded as “Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected”
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
What was being voted on
119-S-3012 — Shutdown Fairness Act
This bill aims to provide funds for the pay and allowances of excepted Federal employees during lapses in appropriations. It defines excepted employees to include agency employees performing emergency work, certain contractors, and members of the Armed Forces on active duty. The bill appropriates necessary sums to agency heads to cover standard rates of pay, benefits, and other regular payments. These funds are available until regular or continuing appropriations are enacted for the agency. The Act is designed to take effect retroactively as of September 30, 2025.
