Senate roll call 518 · 115th Congress · Aug 23, 2018
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.
On Aug 23, 2018, the Senate voted 85–7 on “On Passage of the Bill” (HR 6157). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Republicans 40–6, Democrats 44–0, Independents 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 6 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
- Bill Passed
- Yes
- 85
- No
- 7
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Aug 23, 2018
By party
- Republicans40 yes · 6 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Democrats44 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Jeff Flake R-AZ voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- 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
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- 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
- Jerry Moran 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
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker 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
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez 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
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- 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
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell 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
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
Did not vote
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Luther Johnson Strange III R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Al Franken D-MN
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Patty Murray D-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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