Senate roll call 386 · 115th Congress · Mar 22, 2018
A bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational orga
On Mar 22, 2018, the Senate voted 91–6 on “On the Motion for Attendance” (HR 1625). Result: Motion for Attendance Agreed to. By party: Republicans 42–6, Democrats 47–0, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 6 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 for Attendance Agreed to
- Yes
- 91
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Mar 22, 2018
By party
- Republicans42 yes · 6 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Democrats47 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR voted no
- Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
- Bill Cassidy R-LA voted no
- Lamar Alexander R-TN voted no
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Jeff Flake 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
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- 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
- Rand Paul R-KY
- John Neely Kennedy 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
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- 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
- Dean Heller R-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
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz 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
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Mike Lee R-UT
Did not vote
Other votes
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