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Roll Call Vote #19 · 114th Congress · Session 1 · Jan 22, 2015, 6:15 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 27 to S.Amdt. 2 to S. 1 (Keystone XL Pipeline Act)

Amendment S.Amdt. 27 (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that products derived from tar sands are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.)

Amendment Rejected (50-47, 3/5 majority required)
50 Yea
47 Nay
← Vote #18 Vote #20 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 24 senators

4 Yea / 20 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 14 senators

13 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 50

Nay 47

Not Voting 3

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).