Senate roll call 115 · 113th Congress · May 8, 2013
To protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects administered by the Secretary of the Army.
On May 8, 2013, the Senate voted 56–43 on “On the Amendment” (S 601). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 11–41, Republicans 44–1, Independents 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Result
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 56
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- May 8, 2013
By party
- Republicans44 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats11 yes · 41 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Mark Begich D-AK voted yes
- Mark Pryor D-AR voted yes
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted no
- Joe Donnelly D-IN voted yes
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA voted yes
- Jon Tester D-MT voted yes
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
- Kay Hagan D-NC voted yes
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND voted yes
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted yes
- Martin Heinrich D-NM voted yes
- Joe Manchin III D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Barbara Boxer D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Udall D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- William (Mo) Cowan D-MA
- Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Carl Levin D-MI
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
Did not vote
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- John E. Walsh D-MT
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jeffrey Scott Chiesa R-NJ
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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