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Senate · Roll call 4 · 2nd session · Jan. 20, 2016 A vote to end debate, known as invoking cloture, on H.R. 4038, the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015.
- Question
- On the Cloture Motion
- Official record
- Senate roll call 4, 114th Congress, 2nd session
- Capitol Lens ID
- 114-s343, used in this page's address. It numbers every Senate roll call of the 114th Congress in order, so it differs from the official number, which restarts each session.
- Bill
- H.R. 4038, American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015
How each party voted
Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.
President Obama's position: wanted a No vote
“The Administration therefore strongly opposes H.R. 4038.”
Source: White House statement on the bill · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)
About this vote
H.R. 4038 is described as a bill to require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed before certain aliens are admitted as refugees, and for other purposes. Cloture is the Senate procedure for ending debate on a measure, and for legislation it generally needs three-fifths of senators, or 60 votes; a Yes vote supports ending debate.
This summary was drafted and checked with AI (Claude) using only the official record of the vote. Report an error
Summary by the Congressional Research Service
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015 or the American SAFE Act of 2015 (Sec.
How each member voted
| Member | Seat | Party | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Sullivan | AK | Republican | Yes |
| Lisa Murkowski | AK | Republican | Yes |
| Jeff Sessions | AL | Republican | Yes |
| Richard C. Shelby | AL | Republican | Yes |
| John Boozman | AR | Republican | Yes |
| Tom Cotton | AR | Republican | Yes |
| Jeff Flake | AZ | Republican | Yes |
| John McCain | AZ | Republican | Yes |
| Barbara Boxer | CA | Democrat | No |
| Dianne Feinstein | CA | Democrat | No |
| Cory Gardner | CO | Republican | Yes |
| Michael F. Bennet | CO | Democrat | No |
| Christopher Murphy | CT | Democrat | No |
| Richard Blumenthal | CT | Democrat | No |
| Christopher A. Coons | DE | Democrat | No |
| Thomas R. Carper | DE | Democrat | No |
| Bill Nelson | FL | Democrat | No |
| Marco Rubio | FL | Republican | Yes |
| David Perdue | GA | Republican | Yes |
| Johnny Isakson | GA | Republican | Yes |
| Brian Schatz | HI | Democrat | No |
| Mazie K. Hirono | HI | Democrat | No |
| Chuck Grassley | IA | Republican | Yes |
| Joni Ernst | IA | Republican | Yes |
| James E. Risch | ID | Republican | Yes |
| Mike Crapo | ID | Republican | Yes |
| Mark Kirk | IL | Republican | Yes |
| Richard J. Durbin | IL | Democrat | No |
| Daniel Coats | IN | Republican | Yes |
| Joe Donnelly | IN | Democrat | No |
| Jerry Moran | KS | Republican | Yes |
| Pat Roberts | KS | Republican | Yes |
| Mitch McConnell | KY | Republican | Yes |
| Rand Paul | KY | Republican | Yes |
| Bill Cassidy | LA | Republican | Yes |
| David Vitter | LA | Republican | Yes |
| Edward J. Markey | MA | Democrat | No |
| Elizabeth Warren | MA | Democrat | No |
| Barbara A. Mikulski | MD | Democrat | No |
| Benjamin L. Cardin | MD | Democrat | No |
| Angus S. King, Jr. | ME | Independent | No |
| Susan M. Collins | ME | Republican | Yes |
| Debbie Stabenow | MI | Democrat | No |
| Gary C. Peters | MI | Democrat | No |
| Al Franken | MN | Democrat | No |
| Amy Klobuchar | MN | Democrat | No |
| Claire McCaskill | MO | Democrat | No |
| Roy Blunt | MO | Republican | Yes |
| Roger F. Wicker | MS | Republican | Yes |
| Thad Cochran | MS | Republican | Yes |
| Jon Tester | MT | Democrat | No |
| Steve Daines | MT | Republican | Yes |
| Richard Burr | NC | Republican | Yes |
| Thom Tillis | NC | Republican | Yes |
| Heidi Heitkamp | ND | Democrat | Yes |
| John Hoeven | ND | Republican | Yes |
| Ben Sasse | NE | Republican | Yes |
| Deb Fischer | NE | Republican | Yes |
| Jeanne Shaheen | NH | Democrat | No |
| Kelly Ayotte | NH | Republican | Yes |
| Cory A. Booker | NJ | Democrat | No |
| Robert Menendez | NJ | Democrat | No |
| Martin Heinrich | NM | Democrat | No |
| Tom Udall | NM | Democrat | No |
| Dean Heller | NV | Republican | Yes |
| Harry Reid | NV | Democrat | No |
| Charles E. Schumer | NY | Democrat | No |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | NY | Democrat | No |
| Rob Portman | OH | Republican | Yes |
| Sherrod Brown | OH | Democrat | No |
| James Lankford | OK | Republican | Yes |
| James M. Inhofe | OK | Republican | Yes |
| Jeff Merkley | OR | Democrat | No |
| Ron Wyden | OR | Democrat | No |
| Patrick J. Toomey | PA | Republican | Yes |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | PA | Democrat | No |
| Jack Reed | RI | Democrat | No |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | RI | Democrat | No |
| Lindsey Graham | SC | Republican | Did not vote |
| Tim Scott | SC | Republican | Yes |
| John Thune | SD | Republican | Yes |
| Mike Rounds | SD | Republican | Yes |
| Bob Corker | TN | Republican | Yes |
| Lamar Alexander | TN | Republican | Yes |
| John Cornyn | TX | Republican | Yes |
| Ted Cruz | TX | Republican | Yes |
| Mike Lee | UT | Republican | Yes |
| Orrin G. Hatch | UT | Republican | Yes |
| Mark R. Warner | VA | Democrat | No |
| Tim Kaine | VA | Democrat | No |
| Bernard Sanders | VT | Independent | Did not vote |
| Patrick J. Leahy | VT | Democrat | No |
| Maria Cantwell | WA | Democrat | No |
| Patty Murray | WA | Democrat | No |
| Ron Johnson | WI | Republican | Yes |
| Tammy Baldwin | WI | Democrat | No |
| Joe Manchin, III | WV | Democrat | Yes |
| Shelley Moore Capito | WV | Republican | Yes |
| John Barrasso | WY | Republican | Yes |
| Michael B. Enzi | WY | Republican | Yes |