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Senate · Roll call 179 · 1st session · June 20, 2019 A vote to pass S.J.Res. 48, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer of certain defense articles and services to the United Arab Emirates.

Joint Resolution Passed51–45 Passage Party-line vote
Question
On the Joint Resolution
Official record
Senate roll call 179, 116th Congress, 1st session
Capitol Lens ID
116-s179, used in this page's address. It numbers every Senate roll call of the 116th Congress in order, so it differs from the official number, which restarts each session.
Bill
S.J.Res. 48, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed transfer to the United Arab Emirates certain defense articles and services.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 44 · No 0 · Did not vote 1
Republicans
Yes 5 · No 45 · Did not vote 3
Independent
Yes 2 · No 0

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

President's positions

President Trump's position: wanted a No vote

“If the President were presented with any of these joint resolutions, his advisors would recommend he veto them.”

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

About this vote

The Congressional Research Service summary says this joint resolution prohibits the proposed transfer of various defense articles and related services to the United Arab Emirates, as described in Executive Communication 1420 published in the Congressional Record on June 3, 2019.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution prohibits the proposed transfer of various defense articles and related services to the United Arab Emirates, as described in Executive Communication 1420 and published in the Congressional Record on June 3, 2019.

How each member voted

MemberSeatPartyTheir vote
Dan SullivanAKRepublicanNo
Lisa MurkowskiAKRepublicanNo
Doug JonesALDemocratYes
Richard C. ShelbyALRepublicanNo
John BoozmanARRepublicanNo
Tom CottonARRepublicanNo
Kyrsten SinemaAZDemocratYes
Martha McSallyAZRepublicanNo
Dianne FeinsteinCADemocratYes
Kamala D. HarrisCADemocratYes
Cory GardnerCORepublicanNo
Michael F. BennetCODemocratYes
Christopher MurphyCTDemocratYes
Richard BlumenthalCTDemocratYes
Christopher A. CoonsDEDemocratYes
Thomas R. CarperDEDemocratYes
Marco RubioFLRepublicanNo
Rick ScottFLRepublicanNo
David PerdueGARepublicanNo
Johnny IsaksonGARepublicanNo
Brian SchatzHIDemocratYes
Mazie K. HironoHIDemocratYes
Chuck GrassleyIARepublicanNo
Joni ErnstIARepublicanNo
James E. RischIDRepublicanNo
Mike CrapoIDRepublicanNo
Richard J. DurbinILDemocratYes
Tammy DuckworthILDemocratYes
Mike BraunINRepublicanNo
Todd YoungINRepublicanYes
Jerry MoranKSRepublicanYes
Pat RobertsKSRepublicanNo
Mitch McConnellKYRepublicanNo
Rand PaulKYRepublicanYes
Bill CassidyLARepublicanNo
John KennedyLARepublicanNo
Edward J. MarkeyMADemocratYes
Elizabeth WarrenMADemocratYes
Benjamin L. CardinMDDemocratYes
Chris Van HollenMDDemocratYes
Angus S. King, Jr.MEIndependentYes
Susan M. CollinsMERepublicanYes
Debbie StabenowMIDemocratYes
Gary C. PetersMIDemocratYes
Amy KlobucharMNDemocratYes
Tina SmithMNDemocratYes
Josh HawleyMORepublicanNo
Roy BluntMORepublicanNo
Cindy Hyde-SmithMSRepublicanNo
Roger F. WickerMSRepublicanNo
Jon TesterMTDemocratYes
Steve DainesMTRepublicanNo
Richard BurrNCRepublicanNo
Thom TillisNCRepublicanNo
John HoevenNDRepublicanNo
Kevin CramerNDRepublicanNo
Ben SasseNERepublicanNo
Deb FischerNERepublicanNo
Jeanne ShaheenNHDemocratYes
Margaret Wood HassanNHDemocratYes
Cory A. BookerNJDemocratYes
Robert MenendezNJDemocratYes
Martin HeinrichNMDemocratYes
Tom UdallNMDemocratYes
Catherine Cortez MastoNVDemocratYes
Jacky RosenNVDemocratYes
Charles E. SchumerNYDemocratYes
Kirsten E. GillibrandNYDemocratDid not vote
Rob PortmanOHRepublicanNo
Sherrod BrownOHDemocratYes
James LankfordOKRepublicanNo
James M. InhofeOKRepublicanNo
Jeff MerkleyORDemocratYes
Ron WydenORDemocratYes
Patrick J. ToomeyPARepublicanNo
Robert P. Casey, Jr.PADemocratYes
Jack ReedRIDemocratYes
Sheldon WhitehouseRIDemocratYes
Lindsey GrahamSCRepublicanYes
Tim ScottSCRepublicanNo
John ThuneSDRepublicanNo
Mike RoundsSDRepublicanDid not vote
Lamar AlexanderTNRepublicanNo
Marsha BlackburnTNRepublicanDid not vote
John CornynTXRepublicanNo
Ted CruzTXRepublicanNo
Mike LeeUTRepublicanDid not vote
Mitt RomneyUTRepublicanNo
Mark R. WarnerVADemocratYes
Tim KaineVADemocratYes
Bernard SandersVTIndependentYes
Patrick J. LeahyVTDemocratYes
Maria CantwellWADemocratYes
Patty MurrayWADemocratYes
Ron JohnsonWIRepublicanNo
Tammy BaldwinWIDemocratYes
Joe Manchin, IIIWVDemocratYes
Shelley Moore CapitoWVRepublicanNo
John BarrassoWYRepublicanNo
Michael B. EnziWYRepublicanNo