Robert Cekada ATF Director Cloture Passed 54-37

Roll Call Vote 119 th Congress - 2 nd Session

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Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Robert Cekada to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
) Vote Number: 106 Vote Date: April 27, 2026, 05:27 PM Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to Nomination Number: PN730-14 Nomination Description: Robert Cekada, of Florida, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Vote Counts: YEAs 54 NAYs 37 Not Voting 9 *Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate

Alphabetical by Senator Name Alsobrooks (D-MD), Nay
Armstrong (R-OK), Yea
Baldwin (D-WI), Nay
Banks (R-IN), Not Voting
Barrasso (R-WY), Yea
Bennet (D-CO), Nay
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), Not Voting
Curtis (R-UT), Yea
Daines (R-MT), Yea
Duckworth (D-IL), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Ernst (R-IA), Yea
Fetterman (D-PA), Not Voting
Fischer (R-NE), Yea
Gallego (D-AZ), Nay
Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Hagerty (R-TN), Yea
Hassan (D-NH), Yea
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), Yea
Kelly (D-AZ), Nay
Kennedy (R-LA), Yea
Kim (D-NJ), Nay
King (I-ME), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Lankford (R-OK), Yea
Lee (R-UT), Yea
Lujan (D-NM), Nay
Lummis (R-WY), Not Voting
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), Not Voting
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murphy (D-CT), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Not Voting
Ossoff (D-GA), Nay
Padilla (D-CA), Not Voting
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), Yea
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), Not Voting
Van Hollen (D-MD), Nay
Warner (D-VA), Nay
Warnock (D-GA), Not Voting
Warren (D-MA), Nay
Welch (D-VT), Nay
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Young (R-IN), Yea

Grouped By Vote Position YEAs --- 54 Armstrong (R-OK)
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)
Curtis (R-UT)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hassan (D-NH)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Husted (R-OH)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Justice (R-WV)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kennedy (R-LA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
McCormick (R-PA)
Moody (R-FL)
Moran (R-KS)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Rounds (R-SD)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Sheehy (R-MT)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)
NAYs --- 37 Alsobrooks (D-MD)
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
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)
Gallego (D-AZ)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kelly (D-AZ)
Kim (D-NJ)
Lujan (D-NM)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Ossoff (D-GA)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schiff (D-CA)
Schumer (D-NY)
Slotkin (D-MI)
Smith (D-MN)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Welch (D-VT)
Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting -
9 Banks (R-IN)
Cruz (R-TX)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Lummis (R-WY)
Moreno (R-OH)
Murray (D-WA)
Padilla (D-CA)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Warnock (D-GA)

Grouped by Home State Alabama:
Britt (R-AL), Yea Tuberville (R-AL), Not Voting
Alaska:
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Sullivan (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:
Gallego (D-AZ), Nay Kelly (D-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:
Boozman (R-AR), Yea Cotton (R-AR), Yea
California:
Padilla (D-CA), Not Voting Schiff (D-CA), Nay
Colorado:
Bennet (D-CO), Nay 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), Not Voting
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), Not Voting 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), Yea
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), Yea 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), Yea Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
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), Not Voting
Oklahoma:
Armstrong (R-OK), Yea Lankford (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:
Merkley (D-OR), Nay Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:
Fetterman (D-PA), Not Voting McCormick (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:
Reed (D-RI), Nay Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
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), Not Voting
Utah:
Curtis (R-UT), Yea Lee (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:
Sanders (I-VT), Nay Welch (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:
Kaine (D-VA), Yea Warner (D-VA), Nay
Washington:
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Murray (D-WA), Not Voting
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), Not Voting

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