Senate roll call 72 · 115th Congress · Feb 17, 2017
Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., of Florida, to be Secretary of Commerce
On Feb 17, 2017, the Senate voted 66–31 on “On the Cloture Motion” (PN 32). Result: Cloture Motion Agreed to. By party: Republicans 50–0, Democrats 15–30, Independents 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Yes
- 66
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Feb 17, 2017
By party
- Republicans50 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Democrats15 yes · 30 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA voted yes
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO voted yes
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE voted yes
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE voted yes
- Clarence William (Bill) Nelson D-FL voted yes
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI voted yes
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL voted yes
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN voted yes
- Jon Tester D-MT voted yes
- Mary Kathryn (Heidi) Heitkamp D-ND voted yes
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH voted yes
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH voted yes
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV voted yes
- Mark R. Warner D-VA voted yes
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Luther Johnson Strange III R-AL
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Jeff Flake R-AZ
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Cory Gardner R-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- 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
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- 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
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- 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
- 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
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Dean Heller R-NV
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
- 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
- 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
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
- Michael B. Enzi R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Benjamin Louis Cardin D-MD
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Deborah Ann Stabenow D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Al Franken D-MN
- Claire Mccaskill D-MO
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Thomas (Tom) Udall D-NM
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- 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
- 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
Did not vote
- Gordon Douglas (Doug) Jones D-AL
- Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff) Sessions III R-AL
- John Sidney Mccain III R-AZ
- Jon Llewellyn Kyl R-AZ
- Joe Donnelly D-IN
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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