Senate · 114th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 339
Senate vote senate-114-1-339
No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?Voting on a Senate motion
Official question: On the Motion
Date: 12/18/2015
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 12/18/2015
Chamber
Senate
Data source
U.S. Senate (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 1
Roll number
339
Record identifier
senate-114-1-339
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What this vote does
On the Motion No bill link is listed for this roll call in the source feed. Recorded outcome: Motion Agreed to.
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Result
Official result: Motion 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 = 98).
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 100
Nay list
33 members
John Boozman
Republican · AR
Vote: Nay
Richard Burr
Republican · NC
Vote: Nay
Bill Cassidy
Republican · LA
Vote: Nay
Tom Cotton
Republican · AR
Vote: Nay
Mike Crapo
Republican · ID
Vote: Nay
Ted Cruz
Republican · TX
Vote: Nay
Steve Daines
Republican · MT
Vote: Nay
Michael Enzi
Republican · WY
Vote: Nay
Joni Ernst
Republican · IA
Vote: Nay
Deb Fischer
Republican · NE
Vote: Nay
Jeff Flake
Republican · AZ
Vote: Nay
Chuck Grassley
Republican · IA
Vote: Nay
Mike Lee
Republican · UT
Vote: Nay
Joe Manchin
Democrat · WV
Vote: Nay
Edward J. Markey
Democratic · MA
Vote: Nay
John McCain
Republican · AZ
Vote: Nay
Claire McCaskill
Democrat · MO
Vote: Nay
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · OR
Vote: Nay
Jerry Moran
Republican · KS
Vote: Nay
Rand Paul
Republican · KY
Vote: Nay
Robert Portman
Republican · OH
Vote: Nay
James E. Risch
Republican · ID
Vote: Nay
Bernard Sanders
Independent · VT
Vote: Nay
Benjamin Sasse
Republican · NE
Vote: Nay
Tim Scott
Republican · SC
Vote: Nay
Jefferson Sessions
Republican · AL
Vote: Nay
Richard Shelby
Republican · AL
Vote: Nay
Dan Sullivan
Republican · AK
Vote: Nay
Jon Tester
Democrat · MT
Vote: Nay
John Thune
Republican · SD
Vote: Nay
Patrick Toomey
Republican · PA
Vote: Nay
David Vitter
Republican · LA
Vote: Nay
Ron Wyden
Democratic · OR
Vote: Nay
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Last updated: 12/18/2015Roll call: senate-114-1-339