Senate roll call 646 · 119th Congress · Dec 11, 2025
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other pu
On Dec 11, 2025, the Senate voted 75–22 on “On the Motion to Proceed” (S 1071). Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to. By party: Republicans 46–4, Democrats 28–17, Independents 1–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 members voted against their own party.
During the 119th Congress (2025–2026), Donald Trump was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Result
- Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- Yes
- 75
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 7
- Date
- Dec 11, 2025
By party
- Republicans46 yes · 4 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Democrats28 yes · 17 no
- Independents1 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Adam Schiff D-CA voted no
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA voted no
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO voted no
- Christopher Murphy D-CT voted no
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI voted no
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL voted no
- Jerry Moran R-KS voted no
- Rand Paul R-KY voted no
- Edward John Markey D-MA voted no
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA voted no
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD voted no
- Tina Smith D-MN voted no
- Andy Kim D-NJ voted no
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ voted no
- Jeff Merkley D-OR voted no
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR voted no
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX voted no
- Mike Lee R-UT voted no
- Peter Welch D-VT voted no
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA voted no
- Patty Murray D-WA voted no
The bill
S. 1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
How each senator voted: Yes
- Daniel Scott Sullivan R-AK
- Lisa Murkowski R-AK
- Katie Elizabeth Britt R-AL
- Thomas Hawley (Tommy) Tuberville R-AL
- John Boozman R-AR
- Thomas Bryant (Tom) Cotton R-AR
- Mark Edward Kelly D-AZ
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- John Wright Hickenlooper D-CO
- Richard Blumenthal D-CT
- Christopher A. Coons D-DE
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
- Richard Lynn (Rick) Scott R-FL
- Raphael Gamaliel Warnock D-GA
- Thomas Jonathan (Jon) Ossoff D-GA
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Charles Ernest Grassley R-IA
- Joni Ernst R-IA
- James Risch R-ID
- Michael Dean Crapo R-ID
- Richard Joseph Durbin D-IL
- James E. Banks R-IN
- Todd Young R-IN
- Roger Wayne Marshall R-KS
- Addison Mitchell (Mitch) Mcconnell R-KY
- Bill Cassidy R-LA
- John Neely Kennedy R-LA
- Angela Deneece Alsobrooks D-MD
- Angus Stanley King Jr. I-ME
- Susan Margaret Collins R-ME
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
- Gary C. Peters D-MI
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Eric Stephen Schmitt R-MO
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MS
- Roger F. Wicker R-MS
- Timothy Patrick Sheehy R-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
- 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
- Bernardo (Bernie) Moreno R-OH
- Jon Allen Husted R-OH
- James Lankford R-OK
- Markwayne Mullin R-OK
- David Harold Mccormick R-PA
- John Karl Fetterman 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
- Marion Michael (Mike) Rounds R-SD
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- William Francis (Bill) Hagerty R-TN
- John Cornyn R-TX
- John R. Curtis R-UT
- Mark R. Warner D-VA
- Timothy Michael (Tim) Kaine D-VA
- Ron Johnson R-WI
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- James Conley Justice II R-WV
- Shelley Moore Capito R-WV
- Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY
- John A. Barrasso R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Alejandro (Alex) Padilla D-CA
- Michael F. Bennet D-CO
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Brian Emanuel Schatz D-HI
- Tammy Duckworth D-IL
- Jerry Moran R-KS
- Rand Paul R-KY
- Edward John Markey D-MA
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Christopher Van Hollen D-MD
- Tina Smith D-MN
- Andy Kim D-NJ
- Cory Anthony Booker D-NJ
- Jeff Merkley D-OR
- Ronald Lee Wyden D-OR
- Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz R-TX
- Mike Lee R-UT
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Maria E. Cantwell D-WA
- Patty Murray D-WA
Did not vote
- Ashley Brooke Moody R-FL
- Marco Rubio R-FL
- Joshua David Hawley R-MO
- Steve Daines R-MT
- James David Vance R-OH
- Alan Armstrong R-OK
- Darline Graham R-SC
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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