Senate · 114th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 80
Senate vote senate-114-2-80
No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?Voting on a proposed change
Official question: On the Amendment
Date: 5/19/2016
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 5/19/2016
Chamber
Senate
Data source
U.S. Senate (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
114 / 2
Roll number
80
Record identifier
senate-114-2-80
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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 = 96).
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 100
Nay list
9 members
Cory A. Booker
Democratic · NJ
Vote: Nay
Sherrod Brown
Democrat · OH
Vote: Nay
Benjamin Cardin
Democrat · MD
Vote: Nay
Robert Menendez
Democrat · NJ
Vote: Nay
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · OR
Vote: Nay
Christopher Murphy
Democratic · CT
Vote: Nay
Harry Reid
Democrat · NV
Vote: Nay
Brian Schatz
Democratic · HI
Vote: Nay
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · MA
Vote: Nay
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Last updated: 5/19/2016Roll call: senate-114-2-80