Senate roll call 537 · 113th Congress · Jul 29, 2014
To empower States with authority for most taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit programs.
On Jul 29, 2014, the Senate voted 28–69 on “On the Amendment” (HR 5021). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–52, Republicans 28–15, Independents 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 69
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Jul 29, 2014
By party
- Republicans28 yes · 15 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 52 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL voted no
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted no
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted no
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted no
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS voted no
- William Thad Cochran R-MS voted no
- John Hoeven R-ND voted no
- Mike Johanns R-NE voted no
- Dean Heller R-NV voted no
- John Thune R-SD voted no
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted no
- John A. Barrasso R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Saxby Chambliss R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Rand Paul R-KY
- David Vitter R-LA
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Kelly Ayotte R-NH
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Mark Begich D-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Mark Pryor D-AR
- 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
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
- Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Mary L. Landrieu D-LA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- 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
- John E. Walsh D-MT
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Kay Hagan D-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Mike Johanns R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Harry Reid D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- John Thune R-SD
- Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- 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
- 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
Did not vote
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- John Forbes Kerry D-MA
- William (Mo) Cowan D-MA
- Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
- Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
- Jeffrey Scott Chiesa R-NJ
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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