Senate roll call 388 · 115th Congress · Mar 23, 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 23, 2018, the Senate voted 65–32 on “On the Motion” (HR 1625). Result: Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 25–23, Democrats 39–8, Independents 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 31 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
- 65
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Mar 23, 2018
By party
- Republicans25 yes · 23 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Democrats39 yes · 8 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK voted no
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR voted no
- Jeff Flake R-AZ voted no
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted no
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA voted no
- Cory Gardner R-CO voted no
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA 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
- Bill Cassidy R-LA voted no
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA voted no
- Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA voted no
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO voted no
- Steve Daines R-MT voted no
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC voted no
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE voted no
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE voted no
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ voted no
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY voted no
- James Lankford R-OK voted no
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN 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
How each senator voted: Yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- 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
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- 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
- 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
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- William Thad Cochran R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- 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
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- 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
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- David Alfred Perdue Jr. R-GA
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- James Lankford R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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