Senate · 114th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 120
Senate vote senate-114-2-120
No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?Whether the Senate should begin debate
Official question: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Date: 7/6/2016
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 7/6/2016
Chamber
Senate
Data source
U.S. Senate (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 2
Roll number
120
Record identifier
senate-114-2-120
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What this vote does
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed No bill link is listed for this roll call in the source feed. Recorded outcome: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected.
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Result
Official result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Required threshold (best-effort)
Three-fifths (typically of the full chamber)
Note: The Senate often requires 3/5 of all Senators duly chosen and sworn for cloture. The official record may apply special rules.
Threshold check (computed)
Appears not met
Approximate: computed as ≥ 59 Yea out of 97 voting (3/5 of those voting). Official cloture thresholds may differ.
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 100
Nay list
42 members
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · WI
Vote: Nay
Michael F. Bennet
Democratic · CO
Vote: Nay
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · CT
Vote: Nay
Cory A. Booker
Democratic · NJ
Vote: Nay
Barbara Boxer
Democrat · CA
Vote: Nay
Maria Cantwell
Democratic · WA
Vote: Nay
Benjamin Cardin
Democrat · MD
Vote: Nay
Thomas Carper
Democrat · DE
Vote: Nay
Robert Casey
Democrat · PA
Vote: Nay
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic · DE
Vote: Nay
Richard J. Durbin
Democratic · IL
Vote: Nay
Dianne Feinstein
Democrat · CA
Vote: Nay
Alan Franken
Democrat · MN
Vote: Nay
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democratic · NY
Vote: Nay
Martin Heinrich
Democratic · NM
Vote: Nay
Mazie K. Hirono
Democratic · HI
Vote: Nay
Tim Kaine
Democratic · VA
Vote: Nay
Angus S., Jr. King
Independent · ME
Vote: Nay
Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · MN
Vote: Nay
Patrick Leahy
Democrat · VT
Vote: Nay
Edward J. Markey
Democratic · MA
Vote: Nay
Claire McCaskill
Democrat · MO
Vote: Nay
Robert Menendez
Democrat · NJ
Vote: Nay
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · OR
Vote: Nay
Barbara Mikulski
Democrat · MD
Vote: Nay
Christopher Murphy
Democratic · CT
Vote: Nay
Patty Murray
Democratic · WA
Vote: Nay
Bill Nelson
Democrat · FL
Vote: Nay
Gary C. Peters
Democratic · MI
Vote: Nay
Jack Reed
Democratic · RI
Vote: Nay
Harry Reid
Democrat · NV
Vote: Nay
Bernard Sanders
Independent · VT
Vote: Nay
Brian Schatz
Democratic · HI
Vote: Nay
Charles E. Schumer
Democratic · NY
Vote: Nay
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · NH
Vote: Nay
Debbie Stabenow
Democrat · MI
Vote: Nay
Jon Tester
Democrat · MT
Vote: Nay
Tom Udall
Democrat · NM
Vote: Nay
Mark R. Warner
Democratic · VA
Vote: Nay
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · MA
Vote: Nay
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · RI
Vote: Nay
Ron Wyden
Democratic · OR
Vote: Nay
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Last updated: 7/6/2016Roll call: senate-114-2-120