Cloture Invoked, Christopher R. Wolfe District Judge
Summary
The United States Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Christopher R. Wolfe to serve as U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas. The motion passed 53-45 with 2 not voting, advancing the nomination for a final confirmation vote. Cloture limits debate and requires 60 votes to invoke under Senate rules.
What changed
The Senate voted to invoke cloture on Christopher R. Wolfe's nomination to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. This procedural motion limits floor debate and sets up a final confirmation vote, which requires a simple majority. Wolfe is a nominee from Texas for a federal district court position.
This vote represents standard Senate procedure for advancing judicial nominations and does not create compliance obligations for businesses or individuals. Affected parties include legal professionals and litigants who may appear before the Western District of Texas, though the impact is indirect and long-term.
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- Monitor for final confirmation vote
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Roll Call Vote 119 th Congress - 2 nd Session
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Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Christopher R. Wolfe to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas
) Vote Number: 77 Vote Date: April 14, 2026, 12:26 PM Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to Nomination Number: PN787-5 Nomination Description: Christopher R. Wolfe, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas Vote Counts: YEAs 53 NAYs 45 Not Voting 2 *Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State
Alphabetical by Senator Name Alsobrooks (D-MD), Nay
Armstrong (R-OK), Yea
Baldwin (D-WI), Nay
Banks (R-IN), Yea
Barrasso (R-WY), Yea
Bennet (D-CO), Not Voting
Blackburn (R-TN), Yea
Blumenthal (D-CT), Nay
Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Nay
Booker (D-NJ), Nay
Boozman (R-AR), Yea
Britt (R-AL), Yea
Budd (R-NC), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Capito (R-WV), Yea
Cassidy (R-LA), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Coons (D-DE), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Cortez Masto (D-NV), Nay
Cotton (R-AR), Yea
Cramer (R-ND), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Cruz (R-TX), Yea
Curtis (R-UT), Yea
Daines (R-MT), Yea
Duckworth (D-IL), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Ernst (R-IA), Yea
Fetterman (D-PA), Nay
Fischer (R-NE), Yea
Gallego (D-AZ), Not Voting
Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Hagerty (R-TN), Yea
Hassan (D-NH), Nay
Hawley (R-MO), Yea
Heinrich (D-NM), Nay
Hickenlooper (D-CO), Nay
Hirono (D-HI), Nay
Hoeven (R-ND), Yea
Husted (R-OH), Yea
Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Yea
Johnson (R-WI), Yea
Justice (R-WV), Yea
Kaine (D-VA), Nay
Kelly (D-AZ), Nay
Kennedy (R-LA), Yea
Kim (D-NJ), Nay
King (I-ME), Nay
Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay
Lankford (R-OK), Yea
Lee (R-UT), Yea
Lujan (D-NM), Nay
Lummis (R-WY), Yea
Markey (D-MA), Nay
Marshall (R-KS), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
McCormick (R-PA), Yea
Merkley (D-OR), Nay
Moody (R-FL), Yea
Moran (R-KS), Yea
Moreno (R-OH), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murphy (D-CT), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Ossoff (D-GA), Nay
Padilla (D-CA), Nay
Paul (R-KY), Yea
Peters (D-MI), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Ricketts (R-NE), Yea
Risch (R-ID), Yea
Rosen (D-NV), Nay
Rounds (R-SD), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Schatz (D-HI), Nay
Schiff (D-CA), Nay
Schmitt (R-MO), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Scott (R-FL), Yea
Scott (R-SC), Yea
Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
Sheehy (R-MT), Yea
Slotkin (D-MI), Nay
Smith (D-MN), Nay
Sullivan (R-AK), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tillis (R-NC), Yea
Tuberville (R-AL), Yea
Van Hollen (D-MD), Nay
Warner (D-VA), Nay
Warnock (D-GA), Nay
Warren (D-MA), Nay
Welch (D-VT), Nay
Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Young (R-IN), Yea
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State
Grouped By Vote Position YEAs --- 53 Armstrong (R-OK)
Banks (R-IN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Collins (R-ME)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Curtis (R-UT)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Husted (R-OH)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Justice (R-WV)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
McCormick (R-PA)
Moody (R-FL)
Moran (R-KS)
Moreno (R-OH)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Rounds (R-SD)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sheehy (R-MT)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)
NAYs --- 45 Alsobrooks (D-MD)
Baldwin (D-WI)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Booker (D-NJ)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kelly (D-AZ)
Kim (D-NJ)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Lujan (D-NM)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Ossoff (D-GA)
Padilla (D-CA)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schiff (D-CA)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Slotkin (D-MI)
Smith (D-MN)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warner (D-VA)
Warnock (D-GA)
Warren (D-MA)
Welch (D-VT)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting -
2 Bennet (D-CO)
Gallego (D-AZ)
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State
Grouped by Home State Alabama:
Britt (R-AL), Yea Tuberville (R-AL), Yea
Alaska:
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Sullivan (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:
Gallego (D-AZ), Not Voting Kelly (D-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:
Boozman (R-AR), Yea Cotton (R-AR), Yea
California:
Padilla (D-CA), Nay Schiff (D-CA), Nay
Colorado:
Bennet (D-CO), Not Voting Hickenlooper (D-CO), Nay
Connecticut:
Blumenthal (D-CT), Nay Murphy (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:
Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Nay Coons (D-DE), Nay
Florida:
Moody (R-FL), Yea Scott (R-FL), Yea
Georgia:
Ossoff (D-GA), Nay Warnock (D-GA), Nay
Hawaii:
Hirono (D-HI), Nay Schatz (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:
Crapo (R-ID), Yea Risch (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:
Duckworth (D-IL), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:
Banks (R-IN), Yea Young (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:
Ernst (R-IA), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Kansas:
Marshall (R-KS), Yea Moran (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:
McConnell (R-KY), Yea Paul (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:
Cassidy (R-LA), Yea Kennedy (R-LA), Yea
Maine:
Collins (R-ME), Yea King (I-ME), Nay
Maryland:
Alsobrooks (D-MD), Nay Van Hollen (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:
Markey (D-MA), Nay Warren (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:
Peters (D-MI), Nay Slotkin (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:
Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay Smith (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:
Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Yea Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:
Hawley (R-MO), Yea Schmitt (R-MO), Yea
Montana:
Daines (R-MT), Yea Sheehy (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:
Fischer (R-NE), Yea Ricketts (R-NE), Yea
Nevada:
Cortez Masto (D-NV), Nay Rosen (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:
Hassan (D-NH), Nay Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
New Jersey:
Booker (D-NJ), Nay Kim (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:
Heinrich (D-NM), Nay Lujan (D-NM), Nay
New York:
Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:
Budd (R-NC), Yea Tillis (R-NC), Yea
North Dakota:
Cramer (R-ND), Yea Hoeven (R-ND), Yea
Ohio:
Husted (R-OH), Yea Moreno (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:
Armstrong (R-OK), Yea Lankford (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:
Merkley (D-OR), Nay Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:
Fetterman (D-PA), Nay McCormick (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:
Reed (D-RI), Nay Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:
Graham (R-SC), Yea Scott (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:
Rounds (R-SD), Yea Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:
Blackburn (R-TN), Yea Hagerty (R-TN), Yea
Texas:
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Cruz (R-TX), Yea
Utah:
Curtis (R-UT), Yea Lee (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:
Sanders (I-VT), Nay Welch (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:
Kaine (D-VA), Nay Warner (D-VA), Nay
Washington:
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Murray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia:
Capito (R-WV), Yea Justice (R-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:
Baldwin (D-WI), Nay Johnson (R-WI), Yea
Wyoming:
Barrasso (R-WY), Yea Lummis (R-WY), Yea
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State
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