PN 79-4 - Nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General - National Key Vote
Lindsey Graham voted Nay (Passage) on this Nomination.
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Timeline
- Senate Nomination Confirmed
- April 21, 2021
- Senate Cloture Invoked
- April 21, 2021
- Introduced
- Jan. 20, 2021
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Title: Nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to confirm President Biden's nomination of Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney General to the Department of Justice.
Title: Nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General
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NOTE: THIS IS A VOTE TO INVOKE CLOTURE ON A MOTION TO PROCEED, WHICH SENDS THE LEGISLATION TO THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE FOR DEBATE AND AMENDMENT. A MOTION TO PROCEED ALONE REQUIRES A MAJORITY FOR APPROVAL. HOWEVER, THE MOTION CAN BE FILIBUSTERED, AND WHEN THIS OCCURS, A CLOTURE VOTE IS NECESSARY TO VOTE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED. A THREE-FIFTHS MAJORITY OF THE SENATE IS NECESSARY TO INVOKE CLOTURE.
Title: Nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General