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 53 senators
50 Yea / 2 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Republican 45 senators
16 Yea / 29 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent 2 senators
2 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Lamar Alexander (Republican–TN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Kelly Ayotte (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Begich (Democrat–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Richard Burr (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Saxby Chambliss (Republican–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Thomas Coburn (Republican–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Bob Corker (Republican–TN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jeff Flake (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Lindsey Graham (Republican–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Dean Heller (Republican–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John Hoeven (Republican–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Johnny Isakson (Republican–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Kirk (Republican–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patrick Toomey (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Roger Wicker (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 68
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- Tammy Baldwin (WI)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Richard Blumenthal (CT)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Chris Coons (DE)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- Mo Cowan (MA)
- Joe Donnelly (IN)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Jeff Flake (AZ)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Martin Heinrich (NM)
- Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- Mazie Hirono (HI)
- John Hoeven (ND)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Tim Kaine (VA)
- Angus King (ME)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- 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 (OR)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Chris Murphy (CT)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Brian Schatz (HI)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- Mark Udall (CO)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Elizabeth Warren (MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 31
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman (AR)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Ted Cruz (TX)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Deb Fischer (NE)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Mike Johanns (NE)
- Ron Johnson (WI)
- Mike Lee (UT)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Jerry Moran (KS)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Rand Paul (KY)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Mark Pryor (AR)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Marco Rubio (FL)
- Tim Scott (SC)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- John Thune (SD)
- David Vitter (LA)
Not Voting 1
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
Other Votes on S. 649
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Vote #97 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 715 to S. 649 (Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of20…Amendment Rejected (54-46, 3/5 majority required) Apr 17, 2013
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Vote #98 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 725 to S. 649 (Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of20…Amendment Rejected (52-48, 3/5 majority required) Apr 17, 2013
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Vote #99 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 713 to S. 649 (Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of20…Amendment Rejected (58-42, 3/5 majority required) Apr 17, 2013
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Vote #100 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 719 to S. 649 (Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of20…Amendment Rejected (57-43, 3/5 majority required) Apr 17, 2013
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Vote #101 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 711 to S. 649 (Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of20…Amendment Rejected (40-60, 3/5 majority required) Apr 17, 2013
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Vote #102 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 720 to S. 649 (Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of20…Amendment Rejected (56-44, 3/5 majority required) Apr 17, 2013
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Vote #103 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 714 to S. 649 (Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of20…Amendment Rejected (46-54, 3/5 majority required) Apr 17, 2013
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Vote #104 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 717 to S. 649 (Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of20…Amendment Agreed to (67-30, 3/5 majority required) Apr 18, 2013
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Vote #105 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 730 to S. 649 (Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of20…Amendment Agreed to (95-2, 3/5 majority required) Apr 18, 2013
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).