Senate roll call 296 · 115th Congress · Dec 1, 2017
To increase the refundability of the child tax credit, and for other purposes.
On Dec 1, 2017, the Senate voted 29–71 on “On the Motion” (HR 1). Result: Motion Rejected. By party: Republicans 20–32, Democrats 8–38, Independents 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 28 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 Rejected
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 71
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Dec 1, 2017
By party
- Republicans20 yes · 32 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats8 yes · 38 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK voted yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR voted yes
- Cory Gardner R-CO voted yes
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted yes
- Marco Rubio R-FL voted yes
- Joni Ernst R-IA voted yes
- James Risch R-ID voted yes
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted yes
- Joe Donnelly D-IN voted yes
- Jerry Moran R-KS voted yes
- Bill Cassidy R-LA voted yes
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI voted yes
- Gary C. Peters D-MI voted yes
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted yes
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted yes
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted yes
- John Hoeven R-ND voted yes
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND voted yes
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE voted yes
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE voted yes
- Dean Heller R-NV voted yes
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted yes
- Mike Lee R-UT voted yes
- Joe Manchin III D-WV voted yes
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Luther Johnson Strange III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Todd Young R-IN
- Charles Patrick (Pat) Roberts R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Al Franken D-MN
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- 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
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds 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
- 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
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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