Cloture filings: 336 in the 117th, 294 so far in the 119th
Source. Senate.gov, Senate Action on Cloture Motions (119th through October 1, 2026)
Method and data
Method. Each Congress's count is the number of rows in its table on the Senate's cloture pages. The 80th, 82nd, 84th and 85th Congresses have no page and no motions; their zeros come from the Senate's summary table. The counts equal the summary table in all 40 Congresses.
| Congress | Years | Motions filed | Votes on cloture | Cloture invoked | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 1947-1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | full Congress |
| 81 | 1949-1950 | 2 | 2 | 0 | full Congress |
| 82 | 1951-1952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | full Congress |
| 83 | 1953-1954 | 1 | 1 | 0 | full Congress |
| 84 | 1955-1956 | 0 | 0 | 0 | full Congress |
| 85 | 1957-1958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | full Congress |
| 86 | 1959-1960 | 1 | 1 | 0 | full Congress |
| 87 | 1961-1962 | 4 | 4 | 1 | full Congress |
| 88 | 1963-1964 | 4 | 3 | 1 | full Congress |
| 89 | 1965-1966 | 7 | 7 | 1 | full Congress |
| 90 | 1967-1968 | 6 | 6 | 1 | full Congress |
| 91 | 1969-1970 | 7 | 6 | 0 | full Congress |
| 92 | 1971-1972 | 24 | 20 | 4 | full Congress |
| 93 | 1973-1974 | 44 | 31 | 9 | full Congress |
| 94 | 1975-1976 | 39 | 27 | 17 | full Congress |
| 95 | 1977-1978 | 23 | 13 | 3 | full Congress |
| 96 | 1979-1980 | 30 | 21 | 10 | full Congress |
| 97 | 1981-1982 | 31 | 27 | 9 | full Congress |
| 98 | 1983-1984 | 41 | 19 | 11 | full Congress |
| 99 | 1985-1986 | 41 | 23 | 10 | full Congress |
| 100 | 1987-1988 | 54 | 43 | 12 | full Congress |
| 101 | 1989-1990 | 38 | 24 | 11 | full Congress |
| 102 | 1991-1992 | 60 | 48 | 23 | full Congress |
| 103 | 1993-1994 | 80 | 46 | 14 | full Congress |
| 104 | 1995-1996 | 82 | 50 | 9 | full Congress |
| 105 | 1997-1998 | 69 | 53 | 18 | full Congress |
| 106 | 1999-2000 | 71 | 58 | 28 | full Congress |
| 107 | 2001-2002 | 71 | 61 | 34 | full Congress |
| 108 | 2003-2004 | 62 | 49 | 12 | full Congress |
| 109 | 2005-2006 | 68 | 54 | 34 | full Congress |
| 110 | 2007-2008 | 139 | 112 | 61 | full Congress |
| 111 | 2009-2010 | 137 | 91 | 63 | full Congress |
| 112 | 2011-2012 | 115 | 73 | 41 | full Congress |
| 113 | 2013-2014 | 252 | 218 | 187 | full Congress |
| 114 | 2015-2016 | 128 | 123 | 60 | full Congress |
| 115 | 2017-2018 | 201 | 168 | 157 | full Congress |
| 116 | 2019-2020 | 328 | 298 | 270 | full Congress |
| 117 | 2021-2022 | 336 | 289 | 270 | full Congress |
| 118 | 2023-2024 | 266 | 241 | 227 | full Congress |
| 119 | 2025-2026 | 294 | 294 | 247 | through 2026-10-01 |
