Senate · 114th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 163
Senate vote senate-114-2-163
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What is this vote?Voting on a Senate motion
Official question: On the Motion
Date: 12/10/2016
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Vote date: 12/10/2016
Chamber
Senate
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Congress / Session
114 / 2
Roll number
163
Record identifier
senate-114-2-163
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What this vote does
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Result
Official result: Motion Agreed to
Required threshold (best-effort)
Simple majority (of those voting)
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Threshold check (computed)
Appears met
Computed using Yea vs Nay among those voting (Yea+Nay = 99).
Vote breakdown
Yea
your rep78 members
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Nay
21 members
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Present
0 members
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Not Voting
1 members
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Total recorded votes: 100
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21 members
Barbara Boxer
Democrat · CA
Vote: Nay
Maria Cantwell
Democratic · WA
Vote: Nay
Richard J. Durbin
Democratic · IL
Vote: Nay
Jeff Flake
Republican · AZ
Vote: Nay
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democratic · NY
Vote: Nay
Mazie K. Hirono
Democratic · HI
Vote: Nay
Mike Lee
Republican · UT
Vote: Nay
John McCain
Republican · AZ
Vote: Nay
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · OR
Vote: Nay
Patty Murray
Democratic · WA
Vote: Nay
Rand Paul
Republican · KY
Vote: Nay
Jack Reed
Democratic · RI
Vote: Nay
Harry Reid
Democrat · NV
Vote: Nay
Bernard Sanders
Independent · VT
Vote: Nay
Benjamin Sasse
Republican · NE
Vote: Nay
Charles E. Schumer
Democratic · NY
Vote: Nay
Jefferson Sessions
Republican · AL
Vote: Nay
Richard Shelby
Republican · AL
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: 12/10/2016Roll call: senate-114-2-163