What was the result of Senate roll call vote 59 in the 114th Congress?

The Senate vote on Feb 27, 2015 ended "Cloture Motion Agreed to (68-31, 3/5 majority required)", 68-31. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion H.R. 240 (H.R. 240).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 59?

68 senators voted Yea and 31 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 59 in the 114th Congress?

Republicans voted 13-11 and Democrats voted 13-0. 11 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #59 · 114th Congress · Session 1 · Feb 27, 2015, 10:02 AM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion H.R. 240 (H.R. 240)

A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion Agreed to (68-31, 3/5 majority required)

68 Yea

31 Nay

← Vote #58 Vote #60 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 24 senators

13 Yea / 11 Nay

Majority position: Yea

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

Roy Blunt (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Burr (Republican–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Johnny Isakson (Republican–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Perdue, Jr. (Republican–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Rob Portman (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Pat Roberts (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Benjamin Sasse (Republican–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jeff Sessions, III (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Vitter (Republican–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 68

Nay 31

Not Voting 1

Barbara Boxer (CA)

Other Votes on H.R. 240

Vote #51 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 240

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required) Feb 3, 2015
Vote #52 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 240

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (53-47, 3/5 majority required) Feb 4, 2015
Vote #53 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 240

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required) Feb 5, 2015
Vote #57 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 240

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (47-46, 3/5 majority required) Feb 23, 2015
Vote #58 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 240

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (98-2, 3/5 majority required) Feb 25, 2015
Vote #62 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 240

Bill Passed (68-31) Feb 27, 2015
Vote #64 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 240

Cloture Motion Rejected (47-43, 3/5 majority required) Mar 2, 2015
Vote #65 On the Motion to Table H.R. 240

Motion to Table Agreed to (58-31) Mar 2, 2015

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

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