Senate · 118th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 277
Senate vote senate-118-1-277
No related bill listed for this roll call.
What is this vote?Voting on a proposed change
Official question: On the Amendment
Date: 10/31/2023
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 10/31/2023
Chamber
Senate
Data source
U.S. Senate (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
118 / 1
Roll number
277
Record identifier
senate-118-1-277
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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 = 82).
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 85
Nay list
32 members
Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · CT
Vote: Nay
Cory A. Booker
Democratic · NJ
Vote: Nay
Maria Cantwell
Democratic · WA
Vote: Nay
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic · DE
Vote: Nay
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic · IL
Vote: Nay
Richard J. Durbin
Democratic · IL
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
Mark Kelly
Democratic · AZ
Vote: Nay
Angus S., Jr. King
Independent · ME
Vote: Nay
Edward J. Markey
Democratic · MA
Vote: Nay
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · OR
Vote: Nay
Christopher Murphy
Democratic · CT
Vote: Nay
Patty Murray
Democratic · WA
Vote: Nay
Jon Ossoff
Democratic · GA
Vote: Nay
Alex Padilla
Democratic · CA
Vote: Nay
Rand Paul
Republican · KY
Vote: Nay
Jack Reed
Democratic · RI
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
Tina Smith
Democratic · MN
Vote: Nay
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · MD
Vote: Nay
Mark R. Warner
Democratic · VA
Vote: Nay
Raphael G. Warnock
Democratic · GA
Vote: Nay
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · MA
Vote: Nay
Peter Welch
Democratic · VT
Vote: Nay
Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · RI
Vote: Nay
Ron Wyden
Democratic · OR
Vote: Nay
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Last updated: 10/31/2023Roll call: senate-118-1-277