Senate roll call 686 · 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 53–43 on “On the Motion” (HR 4521). Result: Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 29–18, Democrats 23–24, Independents 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 41 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 Agreed to
- Yes
- 53
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- May 4, 2022
By party
- Republicans29 yes · 18 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats23 yes · 24 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Boozman R-AR voted no
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR voted no
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ voted yes
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ voted yes
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- John Wright Hickenlooper D-CO voted yes
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE voted yes
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
- Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL voted no
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA voted yes
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Michael Braun R-IN voted no
- Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA voted no
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted yes
- Tina Smith D-MN voted yes
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO voted no
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS voted no
- John Hoeven R-ND voted no
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted yes
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH voted yes
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ voted yes
- Robert Menendez D-NJ voted yes
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV voted yes
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV voted yes
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted no
- James Lankford R-OK voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted yes
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- Tim Scott R-SC voted no
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN voted no
- Mark R. Warner D-VA voted yes
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT voted yes
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted yes
- Patty Murray D-WA voted yes
- Ron Johnson R-WI voted no
- Joe Manchin III D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- John Wright Hickenlooper D-CO
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- Todd Young R-IN
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- 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
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Michael Braun R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Ben Ray Luján D-NM
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
Did not vote
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- James Risch R-ID
- Roy Blunt R-MO
Other votes
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