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Senate · Roll call 126 · 2nd session · June 24, 2020 A vote to end debate on the motion to proceed to S. 3985, a bill to improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency.
- Question
- On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
- Official record
- Senate roll call 126, 116th Congress, 2nd session
- Capitol Lens ID
- 116-s554, 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. 3985, A bill to improve and reform policing practices, accountability, and transparency.
How each party voted
Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.
President Trump's position: wanted a Yes vote
“The Administration strongly supports Senate passage of S. 3985, the JUSTICE Act.”
Source: White House statement on the bill · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)
About this vote
Cloture on a motion to proceed needs three-fifths of the senators and, if agreed to, limits further debate on the motion. The Congressional Research Service calls the bill the Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020 or the JUSTICE Act, and says it addresses policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability.
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Summary by the Congressional Research Service
Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere Act of 2020 or the JUSTICE Act This bill addresses policies and issues regarding policing practices and law enforcement accountability.
How each member voted
| Member | Seat | Party | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Sullivan | AK | Republican | Yes |
| Lisa Murkowski | AK | Republican | Yes |
| Doug Jones | AL | Democrat | Yes |
| Richard C. Shelby | AL | Republican | Yes |
| John Boozman | AR | Republican | Yes |
| Tom Cotton | AR | Republican | Yes |
| Kyrsten Sinema | AZ | Democrat | No |
| Martha McSally | AZ | Republican | Yes |
| Dianne Feinstein | CA | Democrat | No |
| Kamala D. Harris | CA | Democrat | No |
| Cory Gardner | CO | Republican | Yes |
| Michael F. Bennet | CO | Democrat | No |
| Christopher Murphy | CT | Democrat | No |
| Richard Blumenthal | CT | Democrat | No |
| Christopher A. Coons | DE | Democrat | No |
| Thomas R. Carper | DE | Democrat | No |
| Marco Rubio | FL | Republican | Yes |
| Rick Scott | FL | Republican | Yes |
| David Perdue | GA | Republican | Yes |
| Kelly Loeffler | GA | Republican | Yes |
| Brian Schatz | HI | Democrat | No |
| Mazie K. Hirono | HI | Democrat | No |
| Chuck Grassley | IA | Republican | Yes |
| Joni Ernst | IA | Republican | Yes |
| James E. Risch | ID | Republican | Yes |
| Mike Crapo | ID | Republican | Yes |
| Richard J. Durbin | IL | Democrat | No |
| Tammy Duckworth | IL | Democrat | No |
| Mike Braun | IN | Republican | Yes |
| Todd Young | IN | Republican | Yes |
| Jerry Moran | KS | Republican | Yes |
| Pat Roberts | KS | Republican | Yes |
| Mitch McConnell | KY | Republican | No |
| Rand Paul | KY | Republican | Yes |
| Bill Cassidy | LA | Republican | Yes |
| John Kennedy | LA | Republican | Yes |
| Edward J. Markey | MA | Democrat | No |
| Elizabeth Warren | MA | Democrat | No |
| Benjamin L. Cardin | MD | Democrat | No |
| Chris Van Hollen | MD | Democrat | No |
| Angus S. King, Jr. | ME | Independent | Yes |
| Susan M. Collins | ME | Republican | Yes |
| Debbie Stabenow | MI | Democrat | No |
| Gary C. Peters | MI | Democrat | No |
| Amy Klobuchar | MN | Democrat | No |
| Tina Smith | MN | Democrat | No |
| Josh Hawley | MO | Republican | Yes |
| Roy Blunt | MO | Republican | Yes |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith | MS | Republican | Yes |
| Roger F. Wicker | MS | Republican | Yes |
| Jon Tester | MT | Democrat | No |
| Steve Daines | MT | Republican | Yes |
| Richard Burr | NC | Republican | Yes |
| Thom Tillis | NC | Republican | Yes |
| John Hoeven | ND | Republican | Yes |
| Kevin Cramer | ND | Republican | Yes |
| Ben Sasse | NE | Republican | Yes |
| Deb Fischer | NE | Republican | Yes |
| Jeanne Shaheen | NH | Democrat | No |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | NH | Democrat | No |
| Cory A. Booker | NJ | Democrat | No |
| Robert Menendez | NJ | Democrat | No |
| Martin Heinrich | NM | Democrat | No |
| Tom Udall | NM | Democrat | No |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | NV | Democrat | No |
| Jacky Rosen | NV | Democrat | No |
| Charles E. Schumer | NY | Democrat | No |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | NY | Democrat | No |
| Rob Portman | OH | Republican | Yes |
| Sherrod Brown | OH | Democrat | No |
| James Lankford | OK | Republican | Yes |
| James M. Inhofe | OK | Republican | Yes |
| Jeff Merkley | OR | Democrat | No |
| Ron Wyden | OR | Democrat | No |
| Patrick J. Toomey | PA | Republican | Yes |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | PA | Democrat | No |
| Jack Reed | RI | Democrat | No |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | RI | Democrat | No |
| Lindsey Graham | SC | Republican | Yes |
| Tim Scott | SC | Republican | Yes |
| John Thune | SD | Republican | Yes |
| Mike Rounds | SD | Republican | Yes |
| Lamar Alexander | TN | Republican | Yes |
| Marsha Blackburn | TN | Republican | Yes |
| John Cornyn | TX | Republican | Yes |
| Ted Cruz | TX | Republican | Yes |
| Mike Lee | UT | Republican | Yes |
| Mitt Romney | UT | Republican | Yes |
| Mark R. Warner | VA | Democrat | No |
| Tim Kaine | VA | Democrat | No |
| Bernard Sanders | VT | Independent | No |
| Patrick J. Leahy | VT | Democrat | No |
| Maria Cantwell | WA | Democrat | No |
| Patty Murray | WA | Democrat | No |
| Ron Johnson | WI | Republican | Yes |
| Tammy Baldwin | WI | Democrat | No |
| Joe Manchin, III | WV | Democrat | Yes |
| Shelley Moore Capito | WV | Republican | Yes |
| John Barrasso | WY | Republican | Yes |
| Michael B. Enzi | WY | Republican | Yes |