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Senate roll call 179 · 113th Congress · Jul 18, 2013

Regina McCarthy, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

On Jul 18, 2013, the Senate voted 69–31 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 192). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 51–1, Republicans 16–30, Independents 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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
Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yes
69
No
31
Did not vote
5
Date
Jul 18, 2013

By party

  • Republicans16 yes · 30 no
  • Democrats51 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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