Roll Call Vote #97 · 113th Congress · Session 1 · Apr 17, 2013, 4:04 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 715 to S. 649 (Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of2013) (S. 649)
Amendment S.Amdt. 715 (To protect Second Amendment rights, ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and provide a responsible and consistent background check process.)
Amendment Rejected (54-46, 3/5 majority required)
54 Yea
46 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Democrat 53 senators
48 Yea / 5 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Republican 45 senators
4 Yea / 41 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Independent 2 senators
2 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Mark Begich (Democrat–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Heidi Heitkamp (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
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 -
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Patrick Toomey (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 54
- Tammy Baldwin (WI)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Richard Blumenthal (CT)
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Chris Coons (DE)
- Mo Cowan (MA)
- Joe Donnelly (IN)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Kay Hagan (NC)
- Tom Harkin (IA)
- Martin Heinrich (NM)
- Mazie Hirono (HI)
- Tim Johnson (SD)
- Tim Kaine (VA)
- Angus King (ME)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
- 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)
- 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)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 46
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Max Baucus (MT)
- Mark Begich (AK)
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman (AR)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Saxby Chambliss (GA)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- Thomas Coburn (OK)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Ted Cruz (TX)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Deb Fischer (NE)
- Jeff Flake (AZ)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- John Hoeven (ND)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- 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)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- 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)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Other Votes on S. 649
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Vote #95 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 649Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (68-31, 3/5 majority required) Apr 11, 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 ↗).