Roll Call Vote #503 · 119th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 4, 2025, 1:33 PM (ET)
On the Motion to Proceed S. 2296 (S. 2296)
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Motion to Proceed Agreed to (83-13)
83 Yea
13 Nay
How the Parties Voted
Republican 53 senators
48 Yea / 1 Nay
4 not voting or present
Majority position: Yea
Democrat 45 senators
34 Yea / 11 Nay
Majority position: Yea
Independent 2 senators
1 Yea / 1 Nay
Majority position: Nay
Crossed Party Lines
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Tammy Baldwin (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Cory Booker (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ed Markey (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Jeff Merkley (Democrat–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Alex Padilla (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Rand Paul (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Bernie Sanders (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Brian Schatz (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Tina Smith (Democrat–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Chris Van Hollen (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Elizabeth Warren (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Peter Welch (Democrat–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea -
Ron Wyden (Democrat–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted
Yea 83
- Angela Alsobrooks (MD)
- Jim Banks (IN)
- John Barrasso (WY)
- Michael Bennet (CO)
- Richard Blumenthal (CT)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE)
- John Boozman (AR)
- Katie Britt (AL)
- Ted Budd (NC)
- Maria Cantwell (WA)
- Bill Cassidy (LA)
- Susan Collins (ME)
- Chris Coons (DE)
- John Cornyn (TX)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
- Tom Cotton (AR)
- Kevin Cramer (ND)
- Mike Crapo (ID)
- Ted Cruz (TX)
- John Curtis (UT)
- Steve Daines (MT)
- Tammy Duckworth (IL)
- Dick Durbin (IL)
- Joni Ernst (IA)
- John Fetterman (PA)
- Deb Fischer (NE)
- Ruben Gallego (AZ)
- Kirsten Gillibrand (NY)
- Lindsey Graham (SC)
- Chuck Grassley (IA)
- Maggie Hassan (NH)
- Josh Hawley (MO)
- Martin Heinrich (NM)
- John Hickenlooper (CO)
- Mazie Hirono (HI)
- John Hoeven (ND)
- Jon Husted (OH)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS)
- Ron Johnson (WI)
- Jim Justice (WV)
- Tim Kaine (VA)
- Mark Kelly (AZ)
- John Kennedy (LA)
- Andy Kim (NJ)
- Angus King (ME)
- Amy Klobuchar (MN)
- James Lankford (OK)
- Mike Lee (UT)
- Ben Luján (NM)
- Cynthia Lummis (WY)
- Roger Marshall (KS)
- Mitch McConnell (KY)
- David McCormick (PA)
- Ashley Moody (FL)
- Jerry Moran (KS)
- Bernie Moreno (OH)
- Markwayne Mullin (OK)
- Lisa Murkowski (AK)
- Chris Murphy (CT)
- Patty Murray (WA)
- Jon Ossoff (GA)
- Gary Peters (MI)
- Jack Reed (RI)
- Pete Ricketts (NE)
- Jim Risch (ID)
- Jacky Rosen (NV)
- Mike Rounds (SD)
- Adam Schiff (CA)
- Eric Schmitt (MO)
- Chuck Schumer (NY)
- Rick Scott (FL)
- Jeanne Shaheen (NH)
- Tim Sheehy (MT)
- Elissa Slotkin (MI)
- Dan Sullivan (AK)
- John Thune (SD)
- Thom Tillis (NC)
- Tommy Tuberville (AL)
- Mark Warner (VA)
- Raphael Warnock (GA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (RI)
- Roger Wicker (MS)
- Todd Young (IN)
Nay 13
- Tammy Baldwin (WI)
- Cory Booker (NJ)
- Ed Markey (MA)
- Jeff Merkley (OR)
- Alex Padilla (CA)
- Rand Paul (KY)
- Bernie Sanders (VT)
- Brian Schatz (HI)
- Tina Smith (MN)
- Chris Van Hollen (MD)
- Elizabeth Warren (MA)
- Peter Welch (VT)
- Ron Wyden (OR)
Not Voting 4
- Marsha Blackburn (TN)
- Shelley Capito (WV)
- Bill Hagerty (TN)
- Tim Scott (SC)
Other Votes on S. 2296
Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).