Senate roll call 598 · 115th Congress · Dec 19, 2018
To amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a voluntary national criminal history background check system and criminal history review progra
On Dec 19, 2018, the Senate voted 71–21 on “On the Motion for Attendance” (HR 695). Result: Motion for Attendance Agreed to. By party: Democrats 43–3, Republicans 27–17, Independents 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 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
- Motion for Attendance Agreed to
- Yes
- 71
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Dec 19, 2018
By party
- Republicans27 yes · 17 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Democrats43 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR voted no
- Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI voted no
- Todd Young R-IN voted no
- Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
- Steve Daines R-MT voted no
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE voted no
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY voted no
- James Lankford R-OK voted no
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI voted no
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
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
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl 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
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Bill Cassidy 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
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- 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
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer 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
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- 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
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Todd Young R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Rand Paul R-KY
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- James Lankford R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- Luther Johnson Strange III R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Al Franken D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- Dean Heller R-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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