A bill to provide for a sequester replacement.

On Feb 28, 2013, the Senate voted 38–62 on “On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed” (S 16). Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejecte. By party: Democrats 2–51, Republicans 36–9, Independents 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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 on the Motion to Proceed Rejecte
Yes: 38
No: 62
Did not vote: 5
Date: Feb 28, 2013

By party

Republicans36 yes · 9 no · 1 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 51 no · 4 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ voted no
Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
Rand Paul R-KY voted no
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT voted yes
Kelly Ayotte R-NH voted no
Dean Heller R-NV voted no
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
Mike Lee R-UT voted no
Mark R. Warner D-VA voted yes

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
Johnny Isakson R-GA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
James Risch R-ID
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
Jerry Moran R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
Roy Blunt R-MO
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
Richard M. Burr R-NC
John Hoeven R-ND
Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
Mike Johanns R-NE
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
Tim Scott R-SC
John Thune R-SD
Lamar Alexander R-TN
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
John Cornyn R-TX
Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
Mark R. Warner D-VA
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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