Roll Call Vote #185 · 113th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 24, 2013, 6:11 PM (ET)
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1911 (H.R. 1911)
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish interest rates for new loans made on or after July 1, 2013, to direct the Secretary of Education to convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data to conduct a study on improvements to postsecondary education transparency at the Federal level, and for other purposes.
Bill Passed (81-18, 3/5 majority required)
81 Yea
18 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 52 senators
35 Yea / 16 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 46 senators
45 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 2 senators
1 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Tammy Baldwin (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Blumenthal (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Barbara Boxer (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Sherrod Brown (Democrat–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Benjamin Cardin (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Kirsten Gillibrand (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mazie Hirono (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mike Lee (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ed Markey (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Robert Menendez (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Chris Murphy (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jack Reed (Democrat–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bernie Sanders (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Debbie Stabenow (Democrat–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tom Udall (Democrat–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Elizabeth Warren (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 81
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman (AR)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Jeffrey Chiesa (NJ)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Chris Coons (DE)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Ted Cruz (TX)
- Joe Donnelly (IN)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Deb Fischer (NE)
- Jeff Flake (AZ)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Martin Heinrich (NM)
- Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- John Hoeven (ND)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Ron Johnson (WI)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Tim Kaine (VA)
- Angus King (ME)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Jerry Moran (KS)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Rand Paul (KY)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Marco Rubio (FL)
- Brian Schatz (HI)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Tim Scott (SC)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- John Thune (SD)
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 18
- Tammy Baldwin (WI)
- Richard Blumenthal (CT)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Mazie Hirono (HI)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Mike Lee (UT)
- Ed Markey (MA)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Chris Murphy (CT)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- Elizabeth Warren (MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
Not Voting 1
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
Other Votes on H.R. 1911
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Vote #183 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1778 to S.Amdt. 1773 to H.R. 1911 (Bipartisan Student …Amendment Rejected (46-53, 3/5 majority required) Jul 24, 2013
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Vote #184 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1774 to S.Amdt. 1773 to H.R. 1911 (Bipartisan Student …Amendment Rejected (34-65, 3/5 majority required) Jul 24, 2013
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).