Colette Dodson Honorable, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2017

On Dec 16, 2014, the Senate voted 65–28 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 1986). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Democrats 52–0, Republicans 12–28, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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 Agreed to
Yes: 65
No: 28
Did not vote: 12
Date: Dec 16, 2014

By party

Republicans12 yes · 28 no · 6 didn’t vote
Democrats52 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
John Boozman R-AR voted yes
Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY voted yes
Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
John Hoeven R-ND voted yes
Kelly Ayotte R-NH voted yes
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
James Mountain Inhofe R-OK voted yes
Thomas Allen Coburn R-OK voted yes
Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted yes
Lamar Alexander R-TN voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
Barbara Boxer D-CA
Saxby Chambliss R-GA
John Forbes Kerry D-MA
William (Mo) Cowan D-MA
William Thad Cochran R-MS
Max Sieben Baucus D-MT
Mike Johanns R-NE
Frank Raleigh Lautenberg D-NJ
Jeffrey Scott Chiesa R-NJ
Mike Lee R-UT
Bernard Sanders I-VT

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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