Senate roll call 497 · 118th Congress · Apr 19, 2024
To strike the prohibition on political appointees being involved in the approval of queries by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
On Apr 19, 2024, the Senate voted 17–75 on “On the Amendment” (HR 7888). Result: Amendment Rejected. By party: Democrats 0–45, Republicans 17–27, Independents 0–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 17 members voted against their own party.
During the 118th Congress (2023–2024), Joe Biden was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.
- Result
- Amendment Rejected
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 75
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Apr 19, 2024
By party
- Republicans17 yes · 27 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Independents0 yes · 3 no · 1 didn’t vote
- Democrats0 yes · 45 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK voted yes
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK voted yes
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL voted yes
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL voted yes
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA voted yes
- Michael Braun R-IN voted yes
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS voted yes
- Rand Paul R-KY voted yes
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA voted yes
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO voted yes
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS voted yes
- Steve Daines R-MT voted yes
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK voted yes
- Tim Scott R-SC voted yes
- Mike Lee R-UT voted yes
- Ron Johnson R-WI 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
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Michael Braun R-IN
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Rand Paul R-KY
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Steve Daines R-MT
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- Tim Scott R-SC
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Katie Elizabeth Britt R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Kyrsten Sinema I-AZ
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA
- Laphonza Romanique Butler 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
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Todd Young R-IN
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell 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
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Jon Tester D-MT
- Theodore Paul Budd R-NC
- Thomas Roland (Thom) Tillis R-NC
- John Hoeven R-ND
- Kevin Cramer R-ND
- Debra (Deb) Fischer R-NE
- John Peter (Pete) Ricketts 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
- Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen D-NV
- Charles Ellis (Chuck) Schumer D-NY
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- John Karl Fetterman D-PA
- 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
- John Cornyn R-TX
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Willard Mitt (Mitt) Romney R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
Did not vote
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Eric Stephen Schmitt R-MO
- Andy Kim D-NJ
- George S. Helmy D-NJ
- Catherine Marie Cortez Masto D-NV
- James David Vance R-OH
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN
- Joe Manchin III D-WV
- Joe Manchin III I-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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