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Senate roll call 684 · 117th Congress · May 4, 2022

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

On May 4, 2022, the Senate voted 17–78 on “On the Motion” (HR 4521). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 10–37, Democrats 6–40, Independents 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 16 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 Rejected
Yes
17
No
78
Did not vote
7
Date
May 4, 2022

By party

  • Republicans10 yes · 37 no · 4 didn’t vote
  • Democrats6 yes · 40 no · 3 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 1 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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