Roll Call Vote #95 · 113th Congress · Session 1 · Apr 11, 2013, 11:03 AM (ET)
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649 (S. 649)
A bill to ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, 3/5 majority required)
68 Yea
31 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 26 senators
23 Yea / 2 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 24 senators
12 Yea / 12 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 1 senator
1 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Mark Begich (Democrat–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Roy Blunt (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Daniel Coats (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Michael Enzi (Republican–WY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Orrin Hatch (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mike Johanns (Republican–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Rob Portman (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mark Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Pat Roberts (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jeff Sessions, III (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
David Vitter (Republican–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 68
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- Tammy Baldwin
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Michael Bennet
- Richard Blumenthal
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper
- Bob Casey
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- Susan Collins
- Chris Coons
- Bob Corker (TN)
- Mo Cowan (MA)
- Joe Donnelly (IN)
- Dick Durbin
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Jeff Flake (AZ)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Lindsey Graham
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Martin Heinrich
- Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- Mazie Hirono
- John Hoeven
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Tim Kaine
- Angus King
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Amy Klobuchar
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Carl Levin (MI)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Chris Murphy
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Bernie Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Chuck Schumer
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Deborah Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- Mark Warner
- Elizabeth Warren
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Roger Wicker
- Ron Wyden
Nay 31
- John Barrasso
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- John Cornyn
- Mike Crapo
- Ted Cruz
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Deb Fischer
- Chuck Grassley
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Ron Johnson
- Mike Lee
- Mitch McConnell
- Jerry Moran
- Lisa Murkowski
- Rand Paul
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jim Risch
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Marco Rubio
- Tim Scott
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- John Thune
- David Vitter (LA)
Not Voting 1
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).