Senate roll call 492 · 116th Congress · Mar 4, 2020
A bill to support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and for other purposes.
On Mar 4, 2020, the Senate voted 90–4 on “On the Motion to Proceed” (S 2657). Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to. By party: Republicans 48–3, Democrats 41–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 116th Congress (2019–2020), Donald Trump was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Result
- Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- Yes
- 90
- No
- 4
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Mar 4, 2020
By party
- Republicans48 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats41 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL voted no
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Martha Mcsally 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
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Michael Braun R-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
- 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
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Joshua David Hawley R-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
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- 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
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-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
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- 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
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney 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
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Mike Lee R-UT
Did not vote
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
Other votes
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