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Roll Call Vote #225 · 114th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 8, 2015, 5:24 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2139 to S.Amdt. 2089 to S. 1177 (Every Child Achieves Act of 2015) (S. 1177)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2139 (To allow States to let Federal funds for the education of disadvantaged children follow low-income children to the accredited or otherwise State-approved public school, private school, or supplemental educational services program they attend.)

Amendment Rejected (45-52, 3/5 majority required)
45 Yea
52 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Republican 54 senators

45 Yea / 8 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 44 senators

0 Yea / 43 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 2 senators

0 Yea / 1 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 45

Nay 52

Not Voting 3

Other Votes on S. 1177

All Senate votes on S. 1177 →

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