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Senate roll call 629 · 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 53–40 on “On the Motion to Proceed” (HR 83). Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to. By party: Democrats 51–0, 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
53
No
40
Did not vote
12
Date
Dec 13, 2014

By party

  • Republicans1 yes · 40 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Democrats51 yes · 0 no · 6 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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