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Senate Action on Cloture Motions
| Congress | Years | Motions Filed | Votes on Cloture | Cloture Invoked |
| 119 | 2025-2026 |
189 | 187 | 163 |
| 118 | 2023-2024 |
266 | 241 | 227 |
| 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 | | 3,077 | 2,516 | 1,775 |