Senate roll call 533 · 115th Congress · Sep 17, 2018
To limit application of the gag clause to self-insured group health plans.
On Sep 17, 2018, the Senate voted 11–89 on “On the Amendment” (S 2554). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Republicans 11–40, Democrats 0–47, Independents 0–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 11 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
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 11
- No
- 89
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Sep 17, 2018
By party
- Republicans11 yes · 40 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 47 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 2 no
Who broke with their party
- Jeff Flake R-AZ voted yes
- James Risch R-ID voted yes
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID voted yes
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS voted yes
- Steve Daines R-MT voted yes
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE voted yes
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA voted yes
- Tim Scott R-SC voted yes
- Mike Lee R-UT voted yes
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT voted yes
- Ron Johnson R-WI voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Tim Scott R-SC
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Orrin Grant Hatch R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl 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
- Johnny Isakson R-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- 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
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- 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
- 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
- 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
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- 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
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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