Roll Call Vote #226 · 113th Congress · Session 1 · Oct 31, 2013, 12:07 PM (ET)
On the Cloture Motion PN408 (PN 408)
Melvin L. Watt, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency for a term of five years
Cloture Motion Rejected (56-42, 3/5 majority required)
56 Yea
42 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 24 senators
2 Yea / 21 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Democrat 24 senators
23 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Richard Burr (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Rob Portman (Republican–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 56
- Tammy Baldwin
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Michael Bennet
- Richard Blumenthal
- Cory Booker
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper
- Bob Casey
- Chris Coons
- Joe Donnelly (IN)
- Dick Durbin
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Martin Heinrich
- Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
- Mazie Hirono
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Tim Kaine
- Angus King
- Amy Klobuchar
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- Ed Markey
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Chris Murphy
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jack Reed
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Bernie Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Chuck Schumer
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Deborah Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- Mark Warner
- Elizabeth Warren
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Ron Wyden
Nay 42
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- John Barrasso
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Susan Collins
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn
- Mike Crapo
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Deb Fischer
- Jeff Flake (AZ)
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- John Hoeven
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Ron Johnson
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Mike Lee
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell
- Jerry Moran
- Lisa Murkowski
- Rand Paul
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jim Risch
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Marco Rubio
- Tim Scott
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- John Thune
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Roger Wicker
Not Voting 2
- Ted Cruz
- James Inhofe (OK)
Other Votes on PN 408
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Vote #248 On the Motion to Proceed PN408Motion to Proceed Agreed to (54-42) Dec 10, 2013
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Vote #249 On the Motion to Reconsider PN408Motion to Reconsider Agreed to (54-42) Dec 10, 2013
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Vote #250 On the Decision of the Chair PN408Decision of Chair Sustained (51-45) Dec 10, 2013
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Vote #251 On the Cloture Motion PN408Cloture Motion Agreed to (57-40) Dec 10, 2013
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Vote #252 On the Nomination PN408Nomination Confirmed (57-41) Dec 10, 2013
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).