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Roll Call Vote #135 · 113th Congress · Session 1 · May 23, 2013, 10:38 AM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 965 to S. 954 (Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013) (S. 954)

Amendment S.Amdt. 965 (To permit States to require that any food, beverage, or other edible product offered for sale have a label on indicating that the food, beverage, or other edible product contains a genetically engineered ingredient.)

Amendment Rejected (27-71, 3/5 majority required)
27 Yea
71 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 53 senators

24 Yea / 28 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 45 senators

1 Yea / 43 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 2 senators

2 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 27

Nay 71

Not Voting 2

Other Votes on S. 954

All Senate votes on S. 954 →

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).