What was the result of Senate roll call vote 255 in the 114th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 27, 2015 ended "Motion for Attendance Agreed to (79-14)", 79-14. The vote was on: On the Motion for Attendance H.R. 22 (H.R. 22).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 255?

79 senators voted Yea and 14 voted Nay. 7 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 255 in the 114th Congress?

Republicans voted 36-14 and Democrats voted 41-0. 14 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #255 · 114th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 27, 2015, 10:03 PM (ET)

On the Motion for Attendance H.R. 22 (H.R. 22)

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Motion for Attendance Agreed to (79-14)

79 Yea

14 Nay

← Vote #254 Vote #256 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 54 senators

36 Yea / 14 Nay

4 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 44 senators

41 Yea / 0 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 2 senators

2 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Kelly Ayotte (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Boozman (Republican–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Tom Cotton (Republican–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dean Heller (Republican–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Lankford (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jerry Moran (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Rand Paul (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Perdue, Jr. (Republican–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dan Sullivan (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Patrick Toomey (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Vitter (Republican–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Roger Wicker (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 79

Nay 14

Not Voting 7

Other Votes on H.R. 22

Vote #250 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 22

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (41-56, 3/5 majority required) Jul 21, 2015
Vote #251 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 22

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (62-36, 3/5 majority required) Jul 22, 2015
Vote #252 On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 22

Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-26) Jul 24, 2015
Vote #253 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2328 to S.Amdt. 2327 to S.Amdt. 2266 to H.R. 22

Cloture Motion Rejected (49-43, 3/5 majority required) Jul 26, 2015
Vote #254 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2327 to S.Amdt. 2266 to H.R. 22 (Hire More Heroes…

Cloture Motion Agreed to (67-26, 3/5 majority required) Jul 26, 2015
Vote #256 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2327 to S.Amdt. 2266 to H.R. 22 (Hire More Heroes Act …

Amendment Agreed to (64-29) Jul 27, 2015
Vote #257 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2266 to H.R. 22 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015)

Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-32, 3/5 majority required) Jul 27, 2015
Vote #258 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2266 to H.R. 22 (Hire More Heroes Act of 2015)

Amendment Agreed to (62-38) Jul 29, 2015
Vote #259 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 22

Cloture Motion Agreed to (65-35, 3/5 majority required) Jul 29, 2015
Vote #260 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 22

Bill Passed (65-34) Jul 30, 2015

All Senate votes on H.R. 22 →

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

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