Roll Call Vote #203 · 114th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 4, 2015, 1:48 PM (ET)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1494 to S.Amdt. 1463 to H.R. 1735 (Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016) (H.R. 1735)
Amendment S.Amdt. 1494 (To revise the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse.)
Amendment Rejected (53-42, 3/5 majority required)
53 Yea
42 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 54 senators
8 Yea / 42 Nay
4 not voting or present
Majority position: Nay
Democrat 44 senators
43 Yea / 0 Nay
1 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Independent 2 senators
2 Yea / 0 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Crossed Party Lines
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Kelly Ayotte (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Shelley Capito (Republican–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Jeff Flake (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Ron Johnson (Republican–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Mark Kirk (Republican–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay -
Rob Portman (Republican–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 53
- Kelly Ayotte (NH)
- Tammy Baldwin (WI)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Richard Blumenthal (CT)
- Cory Booker (NJ)
- Sherrod Brown (OH)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Shelley Capito (WV)
- Benjamin Cardin (MD)
- Tom Carper (DE)
- Bob Casey (PA)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Chris Coons (DE)
- Joe Donnelly (IN)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Jeff Flake (AZ)
- Al Franken (MN)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Martin Heinrich (NM)
- Heidi Heitkamp (ND)
- Mazie Hirono (HI)
- Ron Johnson (WI)
- Tim Kaine (VA)
- Angus King (ME)
- Mark Kirk (IL)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- Patrick Leahy (VT)
- Joe Manchin, III (WV)
- Ed Markey (MA)
- Claire McCaskill (MO)
- Robert Menendez (NJ)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Barbara Mikulski (MD)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Chris Murphy (CT)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Bill Nelson (FL)
- Gary Peters (MI)
- Rob Portman (OH)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Harry Reid (NV)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Brian Schatz (HI)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Debbie Stabenow (MI)
- Jon Tester (MT)
- Tom Udall (NM)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Elizabeth Warren (MA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Nay 42
- Lamar Alexander (TN)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Roy Blunt (MO)
- John Boozman (AR)
- Richard Burr (NC)
- Bill Cassidy (LA)
- Daniel Coats (IN)
- William Cochran (MS)
- Bob Corker (TN)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Tom Cotton (AR)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Ted Cruz (TX)
- Steve Daines (MT)
- Michael Enzi (WY)
- Joni Ernst (IA)
- Deb Fischer (NE)
- Cory Gardner (CO)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Orrin Hatch (UT)
- John Hoeven (ND)
- James Inhofe (OK)
- Johnny Isakson (GA)
- James Lankford (OK)
- Mike Lee (UT)
- John McCain, III (AZ)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- Rand Paul (KY)
- David Perdue, Jr. (GA)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Pat Roberts (KS)
- Mike Rounds (SD)
- Ben Sasse (NE)
- Tim Scott (SC)
- Jeff Sessions, III (AL)
- Richard Shelby (AL)
- Dan Sullivan (AK)
- John Thune (SD)
- Thom Tillis (NC)
- Patrick Toomey (PA)
- David Vitter (LA)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
Not Voting 5
- Barbara Boxer (CA)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Dean Heller (NV)
- Jerry Moran (KS)
- Marco Rubio (FL)
Other Votes on H.R. 1735
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Vote #202 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1522 to S.Amdt. 1463 to H.R. 1735 (Military Constructi…Amendment Agreed to (61-34) Jun 4, 2015
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Vote #204 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1506 to S.Amdt. 1463 to H.R. 1735 (Military Constructi…Amendment Agreed to (48-44) Jun 4, 2015
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Vote #205 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1521 to S.Amdt. 1463 to H.R. 1735 (Military Constructi…Amendment Rejected (46-51) Jun 9, 2015
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Vote #206 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1986 to H.R. 1735 (Military Construction Authori…Motion to Table Failed (31-65) Jun 10, 2015
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Vote #207 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1569 to S.Amdt. 1463 to H.R. 1735 (Military Const…Cloture Motion Rejected (56-40, 3/5 majority required) Jun 11, 2015
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Vote #209 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1889 to S.Amdt. 1463 to H.R. 1735 (Military Constructi…Amendment Agreed to (78-21) Jun 16, 2015
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Vote #210 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1549 to S.Amdt. 1463 to H.R. 1735 (Military Constructi…Amendment Rejected (54-45, 3/5 majority required) Jun 16, 2015
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Vote #211 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1578 to S.Amdt. 1463 to H.R. 1735 (Military Constructi…Amendment Rejected (50-49, 3/5 majority required) Jun 16, 2015
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Vote #212 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1463 to H.R. 1735 (Military Construction Authoriz…Cloture Motion Agreed to (83-15, 3/5 majority required) Jun 16, 2015
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Vote #213 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1473 to S.Amdt. 1463 to H.R. 1735 (Military Constructi…Amendment Rejected (26-73) Jun 16, 2015
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).