A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans.

On Jun 6, 2013, the Senate voted 40–57 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 1003). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 1–50, Republicans 39–5, Independents 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 6 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: Cloture Motion Rejected
Yes: 40
No: 57
Did not vote: 8
Date: Jun 6, 2013

By party

Republicans39 yes · 5 no · 2 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 50 no · 6 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
James Risch R-ID voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
Rand Paul R-KY voted no
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
Mike Lee R-UT voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

Lisa Murkowski R-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Richard C. Shelby R-AL
John Boozman R-AR
Jeff Flake R-AZ
John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
Marco Rubio R-FL
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Jerry Moran R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
Roy Blunt R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Richard M. Burr R-NC
John Hoeven R-ND
Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
Mike Johanns R-NE
Kelly Ayotte R-NH
Dean Heller R-NV
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
Tim Scott R-SC
John Thune R-SD
Lamar Alexander R-TN
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
John Cornyn R-TX
Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Ron Johnson R-WI
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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