A bill to restore States' sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes.

On Apr 24, 2013, the Senate voted 74–23 on “On the Motion to Proceed” (S 743). Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to. By party: Democrats 45–5, Republicans 27–18, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 members voted against their own party.

During the 113th Congress (2013–2014), Barack Obama was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Yes: 74
No: 23
Did not vote: 8
Date: Apr 24, 2013

By party

Republicans27 yes · 18 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats45 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote
Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted no
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
Rand Paul R-KY voted no
David Vitter R-LA voted no
Jon Tester D-MT voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted no
Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted no
Kelly Ayotte R-NH voted no
Dean Heller R-NV voted no
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
Tim Scott R-SC voted no
John Cornyn R-TX voted no
Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
Mike Lee R-UT voted no
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Mark Begich D-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Boozman R-AR
Mark Pryor D-AR
Jeff Flake R-AZ
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Barbara Boxer D-CA
Dianne Feinstein D-CA
Mark Udall D-CO
Michael F. Bennet D-CO
Christopher Murphy D-CT
Richard Blumenthal D-CT
Christopher A. Coons D-DE
Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
Mazie Hirono D-HI
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Joe Donnelly D-IN
Jerry Moran R-KS
Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
Barbara Ann Mikulski D-MD
Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Carl Levin D-MI
Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
Al Franken D-MN
Amy Klobuchar D-MN
Claire Mccaskill D-MO
Roy Blunt R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Kay Hagan D-NC
Richard M. Burr R-NC
John Hoeven R-ND
Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
Mike Johanns R-NE
Robert Menendez D-NJ
Martin Heinrich D-NM
Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
Harry Reid D-NV
Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
Sherrod Brown D-OH
Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
John Thune R-SD
Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
Lamar Alexander R-TN
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
Mark R. Warner D-VA
Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
Bernard Sanders I-VT
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
John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV D-WV
John A. Barrasso R-WY
Michael B. Enzi R-WY

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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