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 Oct 19, 2020, the Senate voted 48–42 on “On the Motion to Table” (S 178). Result: Motion to Table Agreed to. By party: Republicans 48–0, Democrats 0–40, Independents 0–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

During the 116th Congress (2019–2020), Donald Trump was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Result: Motion to Table Agreed to
Yes: 48
No: 42
Did not vote: 12
Date: Oct 19, 2020

By party

Republicans48 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 40 no · 6 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

Every member who voted sided with their party's majority.

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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