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Senate · Roll call 165 · 1st session · April 22, 2021 A vote to pass S. 937, the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act.

Bill Passed94–1 Passage
Question
On Passage of the Bill
Official record
Senate roll call 165, 117th Congress, 1st session
Capitol Lens ID
117-s165, used in this page's address. It numbers every Senate roll call of the 117th Congress in order, so it differs from the official number, which restarts each session.
Bill
S. 937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 46 · No 0 · Did not vote 2
Republicans
Yes 46 · No 1 · Did not vote 3
Independent
Yes 2 · No 0

President's positions

President Biden's position: wanted a Yes vote

“the Administration strongly supports Senate passage of S. 937, the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, to further support and coordinate the Federal response to acts of hate during the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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

About this vote

S. 937 requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice to facilitate the expedited review of hate crimes and reports of hate crimes. A Yes vote is a vote to pass the bill in the Senate.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

COVID - 19 Hate Crimes Act This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of hate crimes and reports of hate crimes.

How each member voted

MemberSeatPartyTheir vote
Dan SullivanAKRepublicanYes
Lisa MurkowskiAKRepublicanYes
Richard C. ShelbyALRepublicanYes
Tommy TubervilleALRepublicanYes
John BoozmanARRepublicanYes
Tom CottonARRepublicanYes
Kyrsten SinemaAZDemocratYes
Mark KellyAZDemocratYes
Alex PadillaCADemocratYes
Dianne FeinsteinCADemocratYes
John W. HickenlooperCODemocratYes
Michael F. BennetCODemocratYes
Christopher MurphyCTDemocratYes
Richard BlumenthalCTDemocratYes
Christopher A. CoonsDEDemocratYes
Thomas R. CarperDEDemocratYes
Marco RubioFLRepublicanYes
Rick ScottFLRepublicanYes
Jon OssoffGADemocratYes
Raphael G. WarnockGADemocratYes
Brian SchatzHIDemocratYes
Mazie K. HironoHIDemocratYes
Chuck GrassleyIARepublicanYes
Joni ErnstIARepublicanYes
James E. RischIDRepublicanYes
Mike CrapoIDRepublicanYes
Richard J. DurbinILDemocratYes
Tammy DuckworthILDemocratYes
Mike BraunINRepublicanYes
Todd YoungINRepublicanYes
Jerry MoranKSRepublicanYes
Roger MarshallKSRepublicanYes
Mitch McConnellKYRepublicanYes
Rand PaulKYRepublicanDid not vote
Bill CassidyLARepublicanYes
John KennedyLARepublicanYes
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 KlobucharMNDemocratDid not vote
Tina SmithMNDemocratDid not vote
Josh HawleyMORepublicanNo
Roy BluntMORepublicanYes
Cindy Hyde-SmithMSRepublicanYes
Roger F. WickerMSRepublicanYes
Jon TesterMTDemocratYes
Steve DainesMTRepublicanYes
Richard BurrNCRepublicanYes
Thom TillisNCRepublicanYes
John HoevenNDRepublicanYes
Kevin CramerNDRepublicanYes
Ben SasseNERepublicanYes
Deb FischerNERepublicanYes
Jeanne ShaheenNHDemocratYes
Margaret Wood HassanNHDemocratYes
Cory A. BookerNJDemocratYes
Robert MenendezNJDemocratYes
Ben Ray LujánNMDemocratYes
Martin HeinrichNMDemocratYes
Catherine Cortez MastoNVDemocratYes
Jacky RosenNVDemocratYes
Charles E. SchumerNYDemocratYes
Kirsten E. GillibrandNYDemocratYes
Rob PortmanOHRepublicanYes
Sherrod BrownOHDemocratYes
James LankfordOKRepublicanYes
James M. InhofeOKRepublicanYes
Jeff MerkleyORDemocratYes
Ron WydenORDemocratYes
Patrick J. ToomeyPARepublicanYes
Robert P. Casey, Jr.PADemocratYes
Jack ReedRIDemocratYes
Sheldon WhitehouseRIDemocratYes
Lindsey GrahamSCRepublicanYes
Tim ScottSCRepublicanYes
John ThuneSDRepublicanYes
Mike RoundsSDRepublicanYes
Bill HagertyTNRepublicanYes
Marsha BlackburnTNRepublicanDid not vote
John CornynTXRepublicanYes
Ted CruzTXRepublicanYes
Mike LeeUTRepublicanDid not vote
Mitt RomneyUTRepublicanYes
Mark R. WarnerVADemocratYes
Tim KaineVADemocratYes
Bernard SandersVTIndependentYes
Patrick J. LeahyVTDemocratYes
Maria CantwellWADemocratYes
Patty MurrayWADemocratYes
Ron JohnsonWIRepublicanYes
Tammy BaldwinWIDemocratYes
Joe Manchin, IIIWVDemocratYes
Shelley Moore CapitoWVRepublicanYes
Cynthia M. LummisWYRepublicanYes
John BarrassoWYRepublicanYes