Senate roll call 568 · 119th Congress · Oct 9, 2025
To reduce the bloated Pentagon budget by 10 percent and instead expand veteran dental care at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
On Oct 9, 2025, the Senate voted 10–88 on “On the Amendment” (S 2296). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 0–52, Democrats 9–35, Independents 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 119th Congress (2025–2026), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 10
- No
- 88
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Oct 9, 2025
By party
- Republicans0 yes · 52 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats9 yes · 35 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Christopher Murphy D-CT voted yes
- Edward John Markey D-MA voted yes
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA voted yes
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD voted yes
- Tina Smith D-MN voted yes
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted yes
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted yes
- Peter Welch D-VT voted yes
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI voted yes
The bill
S. 2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
How each senator voted: Yes
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Katie Elizabeth Britt R-AL
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA
- John Wright Hickenlooper D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
- Ashley Brooke Moody R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-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
- James E. Banks R-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Angela Deneece Alsobrooks D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Eric Stephen Schmitt R-MO
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Timothy Patrick Sheehy R-MT
- Theodore Paul Budd R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- John Peter (Pete) Ricketts R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Andy Kim D-NJ
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Ben Ray Luján D-NM
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Bernardo (Bernie) Moreno R-OH
- Jon Allen Husted R-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- David Harold Mccormick R-PA
- John Karl Fetterman D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- John R. Curtis R-UT
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- James Conley Justice II R-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
Did not vote
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- James David Vance R-OH
- Alan Armstrong R-OK
- Darline Graham R-SC
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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