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Senate · Roll call 39 · 2nd session · April 4, 2016 A vote to pass S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 in the Senate.

Bill Passed87–0 Passage
Question
On Passage of the Bill
Official record
Senate roll call 39, 114th Congress, 2nd session
Capitol Lens ID
114-s378, 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
S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 40 · No 0 · Did not vote 4
Republicans
Yes 46 · No 0 · Did not vote 8
Independent
Yes 1 · No 0 · Did not vote 1

President's positions

President Obama's position: wanted a Yes vote

“The Administration strongly supports Senate passage of S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, and appreciates the bipartisan effort that led to the formulation of this bill.”

Source: White House statement on the bill · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)

About this vote

S. 1890 is described as a bill to amend chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, to provide Federal jurisdiction for the theft of trade secrets, and for other purposes. Passage is the Senate's vote on approving the measure itself, and a Yes vote approves it.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on January 28, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to create a private civil cause of action for trade secret misappropriation.

How each member voted

MemberSeatPartyTheir vote
Dan SullivanAKRepublicanDid not vote
Lisa MurkowskiAKRepublicanDid not vote
Jeff SessionsALRepublicanYes
Richard C. ShelbyALRepublicanYes
John BoozmanARRepublicanYes
Tom CottonARRepublicanYes
Jeff FlakeAZRepublicanYes
John McCainAZRepublicanYes
Barbara BoxerCADemocratYes
Dianne FeinsteinCADemocratYes
Cory GardnerCORepublicanDid not vote
Michael F. BennetCODemocratYes
Christopher MurphyCTDemocratYes
Richard BlumenthalCTDemocratYes
Christopher A. CoonsDEDemocratYes
Thomas R. CarperDEDemocratDid not vote
Bill NelsonFLDemocratYes
Marco RubioFLRepublicanYes
David PerdueGARepublicanYes
Johnny IsaksonGARepublicanYes
Brian SchatzHIDemocratYes
Mazie K. HironoHIDemocratYes
Chuck GrassleyIARepublicanYes
Joni ErnstIARepublicanYes
James E. RischIDRepublicanYes
Mike CrapoIDRepublicanYes
Mark KirkILRepublicanYes
Richard J. DurbinILDemocratYes
Daniel CoatsINRepublicanYes
Joe DonnellyINDemocratYes
Jerry MoranKSRepublicanYes
Pat RobertsKSRepublicanYes
Mitch McConnellKYRepublicanYes
Rand PaulKYRepublicanYes
Bill CassidyLARepublicanYes
David VitterLARepublicanDid not vote
Edward J. MarkeyMADemocratYes
Elizabeth WarrenMADemocratYes
Barbara A. MikulskiMDDemocratDid not vote
Benjamin L. CardinMDDemocratYes
Angus S. King, Jr.MEIndependentYes
Susan M. CollinsMERepublicanYes
Debbie StabenowMIDemocratYes
Gary C. PetersMIDemocratYes
Al FrankenMNDemocratYes
Amy KlobucharMNDemocratYes
Claire McCaskillMODemocratYes
Roy BluntMORepublicanYes
Roger F. WickerMSRepublicanYes
Thad CochranMSRepublicanYes
Jon TesterMTDemocratYes
Steve DainesMTRepublicanYes
Richard BurrNCRepublicanYes
Thom TillisNCRepublicanYes
Heidi HeitkampNDDemocratYes
John HoevenNDRepublicanYes
Ben SasseNERepublicanYes
Deb FischerNERepublicanYes
Jeanne ShaheenNHDemocratYes
Kelly AyotteNHRepublicanDid not vote
Cory A. BookerNJDemocratYes
Robert MenendezNJDemocratYes
Martin HeinrichNMDemocratYes
Tom UdallNMDemocratYes
Dean HellerNVRepublicanYes
Harry ReidNVDemocratYes
Charles E. SchumerNYDemocratYes
Kirsten E. GillibrandNYDemocratDid not vote
Rob PortmanOHRepublicanYes
Sherrod BrownOHDemocratYes
James LankfordOKRepublicanYes
James M. InhofeOKRepublicanYes
Jeff MerkleyORDemocratYes
Ron WydenORDemocratYes
Patrick J. ToomeyPARepublicanDid not vote
Robert P. Casey, Jr.PADemocratYes
Jack ReedRIDemocratYes
Sheldon WhitehouseRIDemocratYes
Lindsey GrahamSCRepublicanYes
Tim ScottSCRepublicanYes
John ThuneSDRepublicanYes
Mike RoundsSDRepublicanYes
Bob CorkerTNRepublicanYes
Lamar AlexanderTNRepublicanYes
John CornynTXRepublicanYes
Ted CruzTXRepublicanDid not vote
Mike LeeUTRepublicanDid not vote
Orrin G. HatchUTRepublicanYes
Mark R. WarnerVADemocratYes
Tim KaineVADemocratYes
Bernard SandersVTIndependentDid not vote
Patrick J. LeahyVTDemocratDid not vote
Maria CantwellWADemocratYes
Patty MurrayWADemocratYes
Ron JohnsonWIRepublicanYes
Tammy BaldwinWIDemocratYes
Joe Manchin, IIIWVDemocratYes
Shelley Moore CapitoWVRepublicanYes
John BarrassoWYRepublicanYes
Michael B. EnziWYRepublicanYes