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Invoked, 54-37: Motion to invoke cloture on Executive Calendar #696 @MarkwayneMullin
to be Secretary of @DHSgov.
1:43 PM · Mar 22, 2026
https://x.com/SenateCloakroom/status/2035774407994413230
Vote Summary
Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Markwayne Mullin to be Secretary of Homeland Security )
Vote Number: 62
Vote Date: March 22, 2026, 01:01 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2
Vote Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to
Nomination Number: PN858
Nomination Description: Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security
Vote Counts:
YEAs
54
NAYs
37
Not Voting
9
https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00062.htm
Senate advances Mullin to head Department of Homeland Security
03/22/26 1:46 PM ET
The Senate voted Sunday to advance Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s (R-Okla.) nomination to succeed Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), taking a step toward restoring stability at a department that has been in turmoil since the fatal shooting of two protesters in Minneapolis earlier this year.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5795525-senate-advances-mullin-homeland-security-nomination/