A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

On Sep 8, 2014, the Senate voted 79–18 on “On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed” (SJRES 19). Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed . By party: Democrats 52–0, Republicans 25–18, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 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 Agreed
Yes: 79
No: 18
Did not vote: 8
Date: Sep 8, 2014

By party

Republicans25 yes · 18 no · 3 didn’t vote
Democrats52 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
Johnny Isakson R-GA voted no
Saxby Chambliss R-GA voted no
James Risch R-ID voted no
Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS voted no
Rand Paul R-KY voted no
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted no
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted no
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted no
Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
Tim Scott R-SC voted no
John Thune R-SD voted no
Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
Mike Lee R-UT voted no
Ron Johnson R-WI voted no
John A. Barrasso R-WY voted no
Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no

The bill

S.J.Res. 19: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.

How each senator voted: Yes

Mark Begich D-AK
Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III 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
Marco Rubio R-FL
Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
Mazie Hirono D-HI
Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
Thomas Richard (Tom) Harkin D-IA
Mark Steven Kirk R-IL
Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
Daniel Ray Coats R-IN
Joe Donnelly D-IN
Jerry Moran R-KS
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
David Vitter R-LA
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
Roger F. Wicker R-MS
William Thad Cochran R-MS
John E. Walsh D-MT
Jon Tester D-MT
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
Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
Kelly Ayotte R-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
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
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
Timothy Peter (Tim) Johnson D-SD
Lamar Alexander R-TN
Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
John Cornyn R-TX
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

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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