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Senate · Roll call 84 · 2nd session · May 7, 2020 A vote to override the President's veto of S.J.Res. 68, a joint resolution to direct the removal of U.S. Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities against Iran.
- Question
- On Overriding the Veto
- Official record
- Senate roll call 84, 116th Congress, 2nd session
- Capitol Lens ID
- 116-s512, 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. 68, A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
How each party voted
Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.
President Trump's position: wanted a No vote
“The President vetoed this bill.”
Source: Veto · Automatic
About this vote
A veto override needs two-thirds of both chambers. S.J.Res. 68 directs the President to terminate the use of U.S. Armed Forces for hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized by a congressional declaration of war or a specific authorization for use of military force against Iran. A Yes vote would override the veto.
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Summary by the Congressional Research Service
This joint resolution directs the President to terminate the use of U.S. Armed Forces for hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized by a congressional declaration of war or a specific authorization for use of military force against Iran.
How each member voted
| Member | Seat | Party | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Sullivan | AK | Republican | No |
| Lisa Murkowski | AK | Republican | Yes |
| Doug Jones | AL | Democrat | Yes |
| Richard C. Shelby | AL | Republican | No |
| John Boozman | AR | Republican | No |
| Tom Cotton | AR | Republican | No |
| Kyrsten Sinema | AZ | Democrat | Yes |
| Martha McSally | AZ | Republican | No |
| Dianne Feinstein | CA | Democrat | Yes |
| Kamala D. Harris | CA | Democrat | Yes |
| Cory Gardner | CO | Republican | No |
| Michael F. Bennet | CO | Democrat | Yes |
| Christopher Murphy | CT | Democrat | Yes |
| Richard Blumenthal | CT | Democrat | Yes |
| Christopher A. Coons | DE | Democrat | Yes |
| Thomas R. Carper | DE | Democrat | Yes |
| Marco Rubio | FL | Republican | No |
| Rick Scott | FL | Republican | No |
| David Perdue | GA | Republican | No |
| Kelly Loeffler | GA | Republican | No |
| Brian Schatz | HI | Democrat | Did not vote |
| Mazie K. Hirono | HI | Democrat | Yes |
| Chuck Grassley | IA | Republican | No |
| Joni Ernst | IA | Republican | No |
| James E. Risch | ID | Republican | No |
| Mike Crapo | ID | Republican | No |
| Richard J. Durbin | IL | Democrat | Yes |
| Tammy Duckworth | IL | Democrat | Yes |
| Mike Braun | IN | Republican | No |
| Todd Young | IN | Republican | Yes |
| Jerry Moran | KS | Republican | Did not vote |
| Pat Roberts | KS | Republican | No |
| Mitch McConnell | KY | Republican | No |
| Rand Paul | KY | Republican | Yes |
| Bill Cassidy | LA | Republican | Yes |
| John Kennedy | LA | Republican | No |
| Edward J. Markey | MA | Democrat | Yes |
| Elizabeth Warren | MA | Democrat | Yes |
| Benjamin L. Cardin | MD | Democrat | Yes |
| Chris Van Hollen | MD | Democrat | Yes |
| Angus S. King, Jr. | ME | Independent | Yes |
| Susan M. Collins | ME | Republican | Yes |
| Debbie Stabenow | MI | Democrat | Did not vote |
| Gary C. Peters | MI | Democrat | Yes |
| Amy Klobuchar | MN | Democrat | Yes |
| Tina Smith | MN | Democrat | Yes |
| Josh Hawley | MO | Republican | No |
| Roy Blunt | MO | Republican | No |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith | MS | Republican | No |
| Roger F. Wicker | MS | Republican | No |
| Jon Tester | MT | Democrat | Yes |
| Steve Daines | MT | Republican | No |
| Richard Burr | NC | Republican | Did not vote |
| Thom Tillis | NC | Republican | No |
| John Hoeven | ND | Republican | No |
| Kevin Cramer | ND | Republican | No |
| Ben Sasse | NE | Republican | No |
| Deb Fischer | NE | Republican | No |
| Jeanne Shaheen | NH | Democrat | Yes |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | NH | Democrat | Yes |
| Cory A. Booker | NJ | Democrat | Yes |
| Robert Menendez | NJ | Democrat | Yes |
| Martin Heinrich | NM | Democrat | Yes |
| Tom Udall | NM | Democrat | Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | NV | Democrat | Yes |
| Jacky Rosen | NV | Democrat | Yes |
| Charles E. Schumer | NY | Democrat | Yes |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | NY | Democrat | Yes |
| Rob Portman | OH | Republican | No |
| Sherrod Brown | OH | Democrat | Did not vote |
| James Lankford | OK | Republican | No |
| James M. Inhofe | OK | Republican | No |
| Jeff Merkley | OR | Democrat | Yes |
| Ron Wyden | OR | Democrat | Yes |
| Patrick J. Toomey | PA | Republican | No |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | PA | Democrat | Yes |
| Jack Reed | RI | Democrat | Yes |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | RI | Democrat | Yes |
| Lindsey Graham | SC | Republican | No |
| Tim Scott | SC | Republican | No |
| John Thune | SD | Republican | No |
| Mike Rounds | SD | Republican | No |
| Lamar Alexander | TN | Republican | Yes |
| Marsha Blackburn | TN | Republican | No |
| John Cornyn | TX | Republican | No |
| Ted Cruz | TX | Republican | No |
| Mike Lee | UT | Republican | Yes |
| Mitt Romney | UT | Republican | No |
| Mark R. Warner | VA | Democrat | Yes |
| Tim Kaine | VA | Democrat | Yes |
| Bernard Sanders | VT | Independent | Did not vote |
| Patrick J. Leahy | VT | Democrat | Yes |
| Maria Cantwell | WA | Democrat | Yes |
| Patty Murray | WA | Democrat | Did not vote |
| Ron Johnson | WI | Republican | No |
| Tammy Baldwin | WI | Democrat | Yes |
| Joe Manchin, III | WV | Democrat | Yes |
| Shelley Moore Capito | WV | Republican | No |
| John Barrasso | WY | Republican | No |
| Michael B. Enzi | WY | Republican | No |