Senate roll call 121 · 115th Congress · May 4, 2017
To encourage effective, voluntary investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and women who have served in the United States military with annual Federal awa
On May 4, 2017, the Senate voted 79–18 on “On the Motion” (HR 244). Result: Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 32–18, Democrats 45–0, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 members voted against their own party.
During the 115th Congress (2017–2018), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion Agreed to
- Yes
- 79
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- May 4, 2017
By party
- Republicans32 yes · 18 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats45 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Luther Johnson Strange III R-AL voted no
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR voted no
- Jeff Flake R-AZ voted no
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted no
- Joni Ernst R-IA voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA voted no
- Steve Daines R-MT voted no
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE voted no
- Dean Heller R-NV voted no
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted no
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC voted no
- Tim Scott R-SC voted no
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted no
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Cory Gardner R-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
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters 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
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- 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
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Lamar Alexander 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
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Luther Johnson Strange III R-AL
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Rand Paul R-KY
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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