Senate roll call 505 · 117th Congress · Dec 16, 2021
Rashad Hussain, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom
On Dec 16, 2021, the Senate voted 85–5 on “On the Nomination” (PN 1006). Result: Nomination Confirmed. By party: Democrats 46–0, Republicans 37–5, Independents 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 117th Congress (2021–2022), Joe Biden was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.
- Result
- Nomination Confirmed
- Yes
- 85
- No
- 5
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Dec 16, 2021
By party
- Republicans37 yes · 5 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Democrats46 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Independents2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL voted no
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL voted no
- Michael Braun R-IN voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA
- John Wright Hickenlooper D-CO
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Thomas Richard Carper D-DE
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Todd Young R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell 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
- Joshua David Hawley R-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
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Margaret Wood (Maggie) Hassan D-NH
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Ben Ray Luján D-NM
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-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
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-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
How each senator voted: No
Did not vote
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Patrick Joseph Leahy D-VT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
Other votes
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