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Senate · 117th Congress · Session 2 · Roll 403

Senate vote senate-117-2-403

No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?

Whether the Senate should begin debate

Official question: On the Motion to Proceed

Date: 12/20/2022

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Vote date: 12/20/2022
Chamber
Senate
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U.S. Senate (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
117 / 2
Roll number
403
Record identifier
senate-117-2-403
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What this vote does

On the Motion to Proceed No bill link is listed for this roll call in the source feed. Recorded outcome: Motion to Proceed Agreed to.

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Result

Official result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Required threshold (best-effort)
Simple majority (of those voting)
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Appears met
Computed using Yea vs Nay among those voting (Yea+Nay = 75).

Vote breakdown

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your rep
53 members
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Nay
22 members
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Present
0 members
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Not Voting
3 members
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Total recorded votes: 78
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53 members
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · WI
Vote: Yea
Michael F. Bennet
Democratic · CO
Vote: Yea
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · CT
Vote: Yea
Cory A. Booker
Democratic · NJ
Vote: Yea
John Boozman
Republican · AR
Vote: Yea
Maria Cantwell
Democratic · WA
Vote: Yea
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · WV
Vote: Yea
Susan M. Collins
Republican · ME
Vote: Yea
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic · DE
Vote: Yea
John Cornyn
Republican · TX
Vote: Yea
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · NV
Vote: Yea
Tom Cotton
Republican · AR
Vote: Yea
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · IL
Vote: Yea
Richard J. Durbin
Democratic · IL
Vote: Yea
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Democratic · NY
Vote: Yea
Lindsey Graham
Republican · SC
Vote: Yea
Chuck Grassley
Republican · IA
Vote: Yea
Margaret Wood Hassan
Democratic · NH
Vote: Yea
Martin Heinrich
Democratic · NM
Vote: Yea
Mazie K. Hirono
Democratic · HI
Vote: Yea
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican · MS
Vote: Yea
Tim Kaine
Democratic · VA
Vote: Yea
Mark Kelly
Democratic · AZ
Vote: Yea
Angus S., Jr. King
Independent · ME
Vote: Yea
Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · MN
Vote: Yea
Edward J. Markey
Democratic · MA
Vote: Yea
Mitch McConnell
Republican · KY
Vote: Yea
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · OR
Vote: Yea
Jerry Moran
Republican · KS
Vote: Yea
Lisa Murkowski
Republican · AK
Vote: Yea
Christopher Murphy
Democratic · CT
Vote: Yea
Patty Murray
Democratic · WA
Vote: Yea
Jon Ossoff
Democratic · GA
Vote: Yea
Alex Padilla
Democratic · CA
Vote: Yea
Gary C. Peters
Democratic · MI
Vote: Yea
Jack Reed
Democratic · RI
Vote: Yea
Jacky Rosen
Democratic · NV
Vote: Yea
Mike Rounds
Republican · SD
Vote: Yea
Bernard Sanders
Independent · VT
Vote: Yea
Brian Schatz
Democratic · HI
Vote: Yea
Charles E. Schumer
Democratic · NY
Vote: Yea
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · NH
Vote: Yea
Tina Smith
Democratic · MN
Vote: Yea
John Thune
Republican · SD
Vote: Yea
Tommy Tuberville
Republican · AL
Vote: Yea
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · MD
Vote: Yea
Mark R. Warner
Democratic · VA
Vote: Yea
Raphael G. Warnock
Democratic · GA
Vote: Yea
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · MA
Vote: Yea
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · RI
Vote: Yea
Roger F. Wicker
Republican · MS
Vote: Yea
Ron Wyden
Democratic · OR
Vote: Yea
Todd Young
Republican · IN
Vote: Yea

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Last updated: 12/20/2022Roll call: senate-117-2-403