Senate roll call 496 · 116th Congress · Mar 9, 2020
A bill to support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and for other purposes.
On Mar 9, 2020, the Senate voted 15–73 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 2657). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 15–31, Democrats 0–41, Independents 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 15 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
- Cloture Motion Rejected
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 73
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Mar 9, 2020
By party
- Republicans15 yes · 31 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 41 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK voted yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Marco Rubio R-FL voted yes
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA voted yes
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA voted yes
- Joni Ernst R-IA voted yes
- Todd Young R-IN voted yes
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted yes
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted yes
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted yes
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
- John Thune R-SD voted yes
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- Todd Young R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Martha Mcsally R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein 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
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Michael Braun R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- 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
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Steve Daines R-MT
- 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
- 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
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Tim Scott R-SC
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- 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
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
Other votes
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