Senate · 114th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 316
Senate vote senate-114-1-316
No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?Voting on a proposed change
Official question: On the Amendment
Date: 12/3/2015
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 12/3/2015
Chamber
Senate
Data source
U.S. Senate (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 1
Roll number
316
Record identifier
senate-114-1-316
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What this vote does
On the Amendment No bill link is listed for this roll call in the source feed. Recorded outcome: Amendment Agreed to.
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Result
Official result: Amendment Agreed to
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 = 100).
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 100
Nay list
10 members
Barbara Boxer
Democrat · CA
Vote: Nay
Thomas Carper
Democrat · DE
Vote: Nay
Daniel Coats
Republican · IN
Vote: Nay
Bob Corker
Republican · TN
Vote: Nay
Richard J. Durbin
Democratic · IL
Vote: Nay
Tim Kaine
Democratic · VA
Vote: Nay
Joe Manchin
Democrat · WV
Vote: Nay
Claire McCaskill
Democrat · MO
Vote: Nay
Benjamin Sasse
Republican · NE
Vote: Nay
Mark R. Warner
Democratic · VA
Vote: Nay
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Last updated: 12/3/2015Roll call: senate-114-1-316