Senate · 114th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 291
Senate vote senate-114-1-291
No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?Final passage vote
Official question: On Passage of the Bill
Date: 10/27/2015
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 10/27/2015
Chamber
Senate
Data source
U.S. Senate (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 1
Roll number
291
Record identifier
senate-114-1-291
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What this vote does
On Passage of the Bill No bill link is listed for this roll call in the source feed. Recorded outcome: Bill Passed.
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Result
Official result: Bill Passed
Required threshold (best-effort)
Simple majority (of those voting)
Note: This is a best-effort interpretation based on the vote question text.
Threshold check (computed)
Appears met
Computed using Yea vs Nay among those voting (Yea+Nay = 95).
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 100
Nay list
21 members
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · WI
Vote: Nay
Cory A. Booker
Democratic · NJ
Vote: Nay
Sherrod Brown
Democrat · OH
Vote: Nay
Benjamin Cardin
Democrat · MD
Vote: Nay
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic · DE
Vote: Nay
Mike Crapo
Republican · ID
Vote: Nay
Steve Daines
Republican · MT
Vote: Nay
Alan Franken
Democrat · MN
Vote: Nay
Dean Heller
Republican · NV
Vote: Nay
Patrick Leahy
Democrat · VT
Vote: Nay
Mike Lee
Republican · UT
Vote: Nay
Edward J. Markey
Democratic · MA
Vote: Nay
Robert Menendez
Democrat · NJ
Vote: Nay
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · OR
Vote: Nay
James E. Risch
Republican · ID
Vote: Nay
Bernard Sanders
Independent · VT
Vote: Nay
Dan Sullivan
Republican · AK
Vote: Nay
Jon Tester
Democrat · MT
Vote: Nay
Tom Udall
Democrat · NM
Vote: Nay
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · MA
Vote: Nay
Ron Wyden
Democratic · OR
Vote: Nay
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Last updated: 10/27/2015Roll call: senate-114-1-291