Senate roll call 596 · 115th Congress · Dec 18, 2018
A bill to reauthorize and amend the Marine Debris Act to promote international action to reduce marine debris, and for other purposes.
On Dec 18, 2018, the Senate voted 87–12 on “On the Motion” (S 756). Result: Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 38–12, Democrats 47–0, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 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
- 87
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 6
- Date
- Dec 18, 2018
By party
- Republicans38 yes · 12 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats47 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Independents2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK voted no
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted no
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR voted no
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ voted no
- Marco Rubio R-FL voted no
- James Risch R-ID voted no
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA voted no
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE voted no
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD voted no
- John A. Barrasso R-WY voted no
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY voted no
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-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
- 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
- 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
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Steve Daines R-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
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- Robert (Bob) Casey Jr. D-PA
- John F. (Jack) Reed D-RI
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Lamar Alexander R-TN
- Robert (Bob) Corker R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- James Risch R-ID
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
Did not vote
Other votes
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