Senate roll call 246 · 115th Congress · Oct 23, 2017
A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges; and for other purposes.
On Oct 23, 2017, the Senate voted 79–16 on “On the Cloture Motion” (HR 2266). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 33–16, Democrats 44–0, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 members voted against their own party.
During the 115th Congress (2017–2018), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Yes
- 79
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Oct 23, 2017
By party
- Republicans33 yes · 16 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Democrats44 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Luther Johnson Strange III R-AL voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR voted no
- Jeff Flake R-AZ voted no
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE voted no
- James Lankford R-OK voted no
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
- Ron Johnson R-WI voted no
- John A. Barrasso R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- John Boozman R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Cory Gardner R-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
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- 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
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- 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
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Luther Johnson Strange III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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