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Senate · Roll call 53 · 2nd session · April 19, 2016 A vote to agree to a Senate motion on S. 2012, with an official description about establishing free market enterprise zones in bankrupt or economically distressed areas.

Motion Rejected33–64 Motion Party-line vote
Question
On the Motion
Official record
Senate roll call 53, 114th Congress, 2nd session
Capitol Lens ID
114-s392, 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. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016
Details
To provide for the establishment of free market enterprise zones in order to help facilitate the creation of new jobs, entrepreneurial opportunities, enhanced and renewed educational opprotunities, and increased community involvement in bankrupt or economically distressed areas.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 0 · No 44
Republicans
Yes 33 · No 19 · Did not vote 2
Independent
Yes 0 · No 1 · Did not vote 1

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

This roll call is a vote on the motion, and its official description concerns the establishment of free market enterprise zones in order to help facilitate the creation of new jobs, entrepreneurial opportunities, enhanced and renewed educational opportunities, and increased community involvement in bankrupt or economically distressed areas. A Yes vote supports agreeing to the motion.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 This bill amends the Energy Conservation and Production Act, the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 with respect to energy efficiency in buildings and appliances.

How each member voted

MemberSeatPartyTheir vote
Dan SullivanAKRepublicanYes
Lisa MurkowskiAKRepublicanNo
Jeff SessionsALRepublicanNo
Richard C. ShelbyALRepublicanYes
John BoozmanARRepublicanYes
Tom CottonARRepublicanYes
Jeff FlakeAZRepublicanYes
John McCainAZRepublicanNo
Barbara BoxerCADemocratNo
Dianne FeinsteinCADemocratNo
Cory GardnerCORepublicanYes
Michael F. BennetCODemocratNo
Christopher MurphyCTDemocratNo
Richard BlumenthalCTDemocratNo
Christopher A. CoonsDEDemocratNo
Thomas R. CarperDEDemocratNo
Bill NelsonFLDemocratNo
Marco RubioFLRepublicanYes
David PerdueGARepublicanDid not vote
Johnny IsaksonGARepublicanNo
Brian SchatzHIDemocratNo
Mazie K. HironoHIDemocratNo
Chuck GrassleyIARepublicanYes
Joni ErnstIARepublicanYes
James E. RischIDRepublicanYes
Mike CrapoIDRepublicanYes
Mark KirkILRepublicanYes
Richard J. DurbinILDemocratNo
Daniel CoatsINRepublicanYes
Joe DonnellyINDemocratNo
Jerry MoranKSRepublicanYes
Pat RobertsKSRepublicanNo
Mitch McConnellKYRepublicanYes
Rand PaulKYRepublicanYes
Bill CassidyLARepublicanYes
David VitterLARepublicanYes
Edward J. MarkeyMADemocratNo
Elizabeth WarrenMADemocratNo
Barbara A. MikulskiMDDemocratNo
Benjamin L. CardinMDDemocratNo
Angus S. King, Jr.MEIndependentNo
Susan M. CollinsMERepublicanNo
Debbie StabenowMIDemocratNo
Gary C. PetersMIDemocratNo
Al FrankenMNDemocratNo
Amy KlobucharMNDemocratNo
Claire McCaskillMODemocratNo
Roy BluntMORepublicanYes
Roger F. WickerMSRepublicanYes
Thad CochranMSRepublicanNo
Jon TesterMTDemocratNo
Steve DainesMTRepublicanYes
Richard BurrNCRepublicanNo
Thom TillisNCRepublicanNo
Heidi HeitkampNDDemocratNo
John HoevenNDRepublicanYes
Ben SasseNERepublicanYes
Deb FischerNERepublicanYes
Jeanne ShaheenNHDemocratNo
Kelly AyotteNHRepublicanNo
Cory A. BookerNJDemocratNo
Robert MenendezNJDemocratNo
Martin HeinrichNMDemocratNo
Tom UdallNMDemocratNo
Dean HellerNVRepublicanYes
Harry ReidNVDemocratNo
Charles E. SchumerNYDemocratNo
Kirsten E. GillibrandNYDemocratNo
Rob PortmanOHRepublicanNo
Sherrod BrownOHDemocratNo
James LankfordOKRepublicanNo
James M. InhofeOKRepublicanNo
Jeff MerkleyORDemocratNo
Ron WydenORDemocratNo
Patrick J. ToomeyPARepublicanYes
Robert P. Casey, Jr.PADemocratNo
Jack ReedRIDemocratNo
Sheldon WhitehouseRIDemocratNo
Lindsey GrahamSCRepublicanYes
Tim ScottSCRepublicanYes
John ThuneSDRepublicanNo
Mike RoundsSDRepublicanNo
Bob CorkerTNRepublicanNo
Lamar AlexanderTNRepublicanNo
John CornynTXRepublicanYes
Ted CruzTXRepublicanDid not vote
Mike LeeUTRepublicanYes
Orrin G. HatchUTRepublicanYes
Mark R. WarnerVADemocratNo
Tim KaineVADemocratNo
Bernard SandersVTIndependentDid not vote
Patrick J. LeahyVTDemocratNo
Maria CantwellWADemocratNo
Patty MurrayWADemocratNo
Ron JohnsonWIRepublicanYes
Tammy BaldwinWIDemocratNo
Joe Manchin, IIIWVDemocratNo
Shelley Moore CapitoWVRepublicanYes
John BarrassoWYRepublicanNo
Michael B. EnziWYRepublicanNo