Senate roll call 250 · 115th Congress · Oct 25, 2017
Scott L. Palk, of Oklahoma, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma
On Oct 25, 2017, the Senate voted 79–18 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 374). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 52–0, Democrats 26–17, Independents 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 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
- 18
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Oct 25, 2017
By party
- Republicans52 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats26 yes · 17 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA voted no
- Christopher Murphy D-CT voted no
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT voted no
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI voted no
- Mazie Hirono D-HI voted no
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL voted no
- Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA voted no
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD voted no
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted no
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ voted no
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV voted no
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY voted no
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Luther Johnson Strange III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin 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
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- 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
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
Did not vote
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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