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Senate · Roll call 91 · 2nd session · May 14, 2020 A vote to agree to an amendment to H.R. 6172 to prohibit using Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act authorities to surveil U.S. persons.

Amendment Rejected11–85 Amendment
Question
On the Amendment
Official record
Senate roll call 91, 116th Congress, 2nd session
Capitol Lens ID
116-s519, 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
H.R. 6172, USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020
Details
To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation, and for other purposes.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 0 · No 45
Republicans
Yes 11 · No 39 · Did not vote 3
Independent
Yes 0 · No 1 · Did not vote 1

About this vote

The record describes the amendment as one "To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the use of authorities under such Act to surveil United States persons and to prohibit the use of information acquired under such Act in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding or as part of any criminal, civil, or administrative investigation, and for other purposes." A Yes vote would agree to it.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020 This bill reauthorizes through December 1, 2023, provisions related to intelligence gathering under the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act (FISA) and amends FISA-related provisions.

How each member voted

MemberSeatPartyTheir vote
Dan SullivanAKRepublicanYes
Lisa MurkowskiAKRepublicanYes
Doug JonesALDemocratNo
Richard C. ShelbyALRepublicanNo
John BoozmanARRepublicanNo
Tom CottonARRepublicanNo
Kyrsten SinemaAZDemocratNo
Martha McSallyAZRepublicanDid not vote
Dianne FeinsteinCADemocratNo
Kamala D. HarrisCADemocratNo
Cory GardnerCORepublicanNo
Michael F. BennetCODemocratNo
Christopher MurphyCTDemocratNo
Richard BlumenthalCTDemocratNo
Christopher A. CoonsDEDemocratNo
Thomas R. CarperDEDemocratNo
Marco RubioFLRepublicanNo
Rick ScottFLRepublicanYes
David PerdueGARepublicanNo
Kelly LoefflerGARepublicanNo
Brian SchatzHIDemocratNo
Mazie K. HironoHIDemocratNo
Chuck GrassleyIARepublicanNo
Joni ErnstIARepublicanNo
James E. RischIDRepublicanNo
Mike CrapoIDRepublicanNo
Richard J. DurbinILDemocratNo
Tammy DuckworthILDemocratNo
Mike BraunINRepublicanYes
Todd YoungINRepublicanNo
Jerry MoranKSRepublicanYes
Pat RobertsKSRepublicanNo
Mitch McConnellKYRepublicanNo
Rand PaulKYRepublicanYes
Bill CassidyLARepublicanNo
John KennedyLARepublicanYes
Edward J. MarkeyMADemocratNo
Elizabeth WarrenMADemocratNo
Benjamin L. CardinMDDemocratNo
Chris Van HollenMDDemocratNo
Angus S. King, Jr.MEIndependentNo
Susan M. CollinsMERepublicanNo
Debbie StabenowMIDemocratNo
Gary C. PetersMIDemocratNo
Amy KlobucharMNDemocratNo
Tina SmithMNDemocratNo
Josh HawleyMORepublicanNo
Roy BluntMORepublicanNo
Cindy Hyde-SmithMSRepublicanNo
Roger F. WickerMSRepublicanNo
Jon TesterMTDemocratNo
Steve DainesMTRepublicanYes
Richard BurrNCRepublicanNo
Thom TillisNCRepublicanNo
John HoevenNDRepublicanNo
Kevin CramerNDRepublicanNo
Ben SasseNERepublicanDid not vote
Deb FischerNERepublicanNo
Jeanne ShaheenNHDemocratNo
Margaret Wood HassanNHDemocratNo
Cory A. BookerNJDemocratNo
Robert MenendezNJDemocratNo
Martin HeinrichNMDemocratNo
Tom UdallNMDemocratNo
Catherine Cortez MastoNVDemocratNo
Jacky RosenNVDemocratNo
Charles E. SchumerNYDemocratNo
Kirsten E. GillibrandNYDemocratNo
Rob PortmanOHRepublicanNo
Sherrod BrownOHDemocratNo
James LankfordOKRepublicanNo
James M. InhofeOKRepublicanNo
Jeff MerkleyORDemocratNo
Ron WydenORDemocratNo
Patrick J. ToomeyPARepublicanNo
Robert P. Casey, Jr.PADemocratNo
Jack ReedRIDemocratNo
Sheldon WhitehouseRIDemocratNo
Lindsey GrahamSCRepublicanNo
Tim ScottSCRepublicanNo
John ThuneSDRepublicanNo
Mike RoundsSDRepublicanNo
Lamar AlexanderTNRepublicanDid not vote
Marsha BlackburnTNRepublicanYes
John CornynTXRepublicanNo
Ted CruzTXRepublicanYes
Mike LeeUTRepublicanYes
Mitt RomneyUTRepublicanNo
Mark R. WarnerVADemocratNo
Tim KaineVADemocratNo
Bernard SandersVTIndependentDid not vote
Patrick J. LeahyVTDemocratNo
Maria CantwellWADemocratNo
Patty MurrayWADemocratNo
Ron JohnsonWIRepublicanNo
Tammy BaldwinWIDemocratNo
Joe Manchin, IIIWVDemocratNo
Shelley Moore CapitoWVRepublicanNo
John BarrassoWYRepublicanNo
Michael B. EnziWYRepublicanNo