Senate roll call 890 · 117th Congress · Nov 29, 2022
A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes.
On Nov 29, 2022, the Senate voted 61–36 on “On Passage of the Bill” (HR 8404). Result: Bill Passed. By party: Republicans 12–36, Democrats 47–0, Independents 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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
- Bill Passed
- Yes
- 61
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 5
- Date
- Nov 29, 2022
By party
- Republicans12 yes · 36 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Democrats47 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote
- Independents2 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK voted yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Joni Ernst R-IA voted yes
- Todd Young R-IN voted yes
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME voted yes
- Roy Blunt R-MO voted yes
- Richard M. Burr R-NC voted yes
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC voted yes
- Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted yes
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT voted yes
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV voted yes
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY voted yes
The bill
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Kyrsten Sinema D-AZ
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein 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
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Todd Young R-IN
- 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
- Roy Blunt R-MO
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Richard M. Burr R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- 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
- 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
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney 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
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Richard C. Shelby R-AL
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Michael Braun R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- James Lankford R-OK
- James Mountain Inhofe R-OK
- Lindsey O. Graham R-SC
- Tim Scott R-SC
- John Thune R-SD
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
Did not vote
- Kamala Devi Harris D-CA
- Kelly Loeffler R-GA
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Benjamin Eric Sasse R-NE
- Patrick Joseph Toomey R-PA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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