A bill to provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology.

On Mar 23, 2022, the Senate voted 66–31 on “On the Motion to Proceed” (HR 4521). Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to. By party: Republicans 20–30, Democrats 45–0, Independents 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Yes: 66
No: 31
Did not vote: 5
Date: Mar 23, 2022

By party

Republicans20 yes · 30 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats45 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
James Risch R-ID voted yes
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted yes
Todd Young R-IN voted yes
Jerry Moran R-KS voted yes
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
Bill Cassidy R-LA voted yes
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
Roy Blunt R-MO voted yes
Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted yes
Steve Daines R-MT voted yes
Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC voted yes
Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE voted yes
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD voted yes
John Cornyn R-TX voted yes
Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT voted yes
Shelley Moore Capito R-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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