What was the result of Senate roll call vote 259 in the 114th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 29, 2015 ended "Cloture Motion Agreed to (65-35, 3/5 majority required)", 65-35. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion H.R. 22 (H.R. 22).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 259?

65 senators voted Yea and 35 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 259 in the 114th Congress?

Republicans voted 41-13 and Democrats voted 22-22. 37 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #259 · 114th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 29, 2015, 10:32 AM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion 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.

Cloture Motion Agreed to (65-35, 3/5 majority required)

65 Yea

35 Nay

← Vote #258 Vote #260 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 54 senators

41 Yea / 13 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 44 senators

22 Yea / 22 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 2 senators

2 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Tammy Baldwin (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Michael Bennet (Democrat–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Barbara Boxer (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Maria Cantwell (Democrat–WA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Chris Coons (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Bob Corker (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Tom Cotton (Republican–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mike Crapo (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ted Cruz (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dick Durbin (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Al Franken (Democrat–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Heidi Heitkamp (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Tim Kaine (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Angus King (Independent–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Amy Klobuchar (Democrat–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mike Lee (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Joe Manchin, III (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Patty Murray (Democrat–WA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Bill Nelson (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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
Gary Peters (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jim Risch (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Marco Rubio (Republican–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Bernie Sanders (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ben Sasse (Republican–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Brian Schatz (Democrat–HI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Debbie Stabenow (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jon Tester (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Patrick Toomey (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 65

Nay 35

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 #255 On the Motion for Attendance H.R. 22

Motion for Attendance Agreed to (79-14) Jul 27, 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 #260 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 22

Bill Passed (65-34) Jul 30, 2015

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

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