Senate roll call 691 · 116th Congress · Dec 11, 2020
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of
On Dec 11, 2020, the Senate voted 84–13 on “On the Cloture Motion” (HR 6395). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 42–7, Democrats 41–5, Independents 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 84
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Dec 11, 2020
By party
- Republicans42 yes · 7 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats41 yes · 5 no
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR voted no
- Michael Braun R-IN voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA voted no
- Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA voted no
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO voted no
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ voted no
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
The bill
H.R. 6395: William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
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
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Mark Edward Kelly D-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
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- 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
- Todd Young R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Bill Cassidy 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
- 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
- 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
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John Cornyn 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
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Michael Braun R-IN
- Rand Paul R-KY
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
Did not vote
- Martha Mcsally R-AZ
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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