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Senate roll call 619 · 113th Congress · Dec 13, 2014

To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the

On Dec 13, 2014, the Senate voted 52–40 on “On the Motion to Proceed” (HR 83). Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to. By party: Democrats 50–0, Republicans 1–40, Independents 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member 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
52
No
40
Did not vote
13
Date
Dec 13, 2014

By party

  • Republicans1 yes · 40 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Democrats50 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

The bill

H.R. 83: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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