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Senate · Roll call 4 · 1st session · Jan. 21, 2021 A vote to pass H.R. 335, a bill that makes an exception to the limit on appointing a Secretary of Defense within seven years of leaving active duty.
- Question
- On Passage of the Bill
- Official record
- Senate roll call 4, 117th Congress, 1st session
- Capitol Lens ID
- 117-s4, 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
- H.R. 335, To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.
How each party voted
President Biden's position: wanted a Yes vote
“I ask that Congress grant a waiver to Secretary-designate Austin”
Source: Public statement · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)
About this vote
H.R. 335 allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 20, 2021, to be someone who is at least four years past relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces. A Yes vote is a vote to pass the bill in the Senate.
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Summary by the Congressional Research Service
This bill allows the first person nominated and appointed as Secretary of Defense after 12 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on January 20, 2021, to be a person who is, on the date of appointment, at least four years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the Armed Forces.
How each member voted
| Member | Seat | Party | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Sullivan | AK | Republican | Yes |
| Lisa Murkowski | AK | Republican | Yes |
| Richard C. Shelby | AL | Republican | Yes |
| Tommy Tuberville | AL | Republican | Yes |
| John Boozman | AR | Republican | Yes |
| Tom Cotton | AR | Republican | No |
| Kyrsten Sinema | AZ | Democrat | Yes |
| Mark Kelly | AZ | Democrat | Yes |
| Alex Padilla | CA | Democrat | Yes |
| Dianne Feinstein | CA | Democrat | Yes |
| John W. Hickenlooper | CO | Democrat | Yes |
| Michael F. Bennet | CO | Democrat | Yes |
| Christopher Murphy | CT | Democrat | Yes |
| Richard Blumenthal | CT | Democrat | No |
| Christopher A. Coons | DE | Democrat | Yes |
| Thomas R. Carper | DE | Democrat | Yes |
| Marco Rubio | FL | Republican | No |
| Rick Scott | FL | Republican | No |
| Jon Ossoff | GA | Democrat | Yes |
| Raphael G. Warnock | GA | Democrat | Yes |
| Brian Schatz | HI | Democrat | Yes |
| Mazie K. Hirono | HI | Democrat | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Tammy Duckworth | IL | Democrat | No |
| Mike Braun | IN | Republican | Yes |
| Todd Young | IN | Republican | No |
| Jerry Moran | KS | Republican | Did not vote |
| Roger Marshall | KS | Republican | No |
| Mitch McConnell | KY | Republican | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Chris Van Hollen | MD | Democrat | No |
| Angus S. King, Jr. | ME | Independent | Yes |
| Susan M. Collins | ME | Republican | No |
| Debbie Stabenow | MI | Democrat | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Cindy Hyde-Smith | MS | Republican | Did not vote |
| Roger F. Wicker | MS | Republican | Yes |
| Jon Tester | MT | Democrat | No |
| Steve Daines | MT | Republican | Yes |
| Richard Burr | NC | Republican | Did not vote |
| Thom Tillis | NC | Republican | Did not vote |
| John Hoeven | ND | Republican | Yes |
| Kevin Cramer | ND | Republican | Yes |
| Ben Sasse | NE | Republican | No |
| Deb Fischer | NE | Republican | Yes |
| Jeanne Shaheen | NH | Democrat | Yes |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | NH | Democrat | Yes |
| Cory A. Booker | NJ | Democrat | No |
| Robert Menendez | NJ | Democrat | Yes |
| Ben Ray Luján | NM | Democrat | Yes |
| Martin Heinrich | NM | Democrat | Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | NV | Democrat | No |
| Jacky Rosen | NV | Democrat | No |
| Charles E. Schumer | NY | Democrat | Yes |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | NY | Democrat | No |
| Rob Portman | OH | Republican | Yes |
| Sherrod Brown | OH | Democrat | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | PA | Democrat | Yes |
| Jack Reed | RI | Democrat | Yes |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | RI | Democrat | Yes |
| Lindsey Graham | SC | Republican | Yes |
| Tim Scott | SC | Republican | Yes |
| John Thune | SD | Republican | Yes |
| Mike Rounds | SD | Republican | Yes |
| Bill Hagerty | TN | Republican | Yes |
| Marsha Blackburn | TN | Republican | No |
| John Cornyn | TX | Republican | Yes |
| Ted Cruz | TX | Republican | Yes |
| Mike Lee | UT | Republican | No |
| Mitt Romney | UT | Republican | Yes |
| Mark R. Warner | VA | Democrat | Yes |
| Tim Kaine | VA | Democrat | Yes |
| Bernard Sanders | VT | Independent | Yes |
| Patrick J. Leahy | VT | Democrat | Yes |
| Maria Cantwell | WA | Democrat | Yes |
| 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 |
| Cynthia M. Lummis | WY | Republican | No |
| John Barrasso | WY | Republican | No |