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Senate roll call 171 · 113th Congress · Jul 10, 2013

A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the current reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans for 1 year, to modi

On Jul 10, 2013, the Senate voted 51–49 on “On the Cloture Motion” (S 1238). Result: Cloture Motion Rejected. By party: Democrats 50–2, Republicans 0–46, Independents 1–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 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
51
No
49
Did not vote
5
Date
Jul 10, 2013

By party

  • Republicans0 yes · 46 no
  • Democrats50 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
  • Independents1 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

The bill

S. 1238: Keep Student Loans Affordable Act of 2013

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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