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Senate roll call 278 · 113th Congress · Dec 16, 2013

John Andrew Koskinen, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the term expiring November 12, 2017

On Dec 16, 2013, the Senate voted 55–37 on “On the Motion to Proceed” (PN 784). Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to. By party: Democrats 51–0, Republicans 2–37, Independents 2–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 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
Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Yes
55
No
37
Did not vote
13
Date
Dec 16, 2013

By party

  • Republicans2 yes · 37 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Democrats51 yes · 0 no · 6 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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