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Senate roll call 581 · 116th Congress · Jul 30, 2020

A bill to condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of

On Jul 30, 2020, the Senate voted 47–42 on “On the Motion to Proceed” (S 178). Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to. By party: Republicans 47–2, Democrats 0–38, Independents 0–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 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
47
No
42
Did not vote
13
Date
Jul 30, 2020

By party

  • Republicans47 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Democrats0 yes · 38 no · 8 didn’t vote
  • Independents0 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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