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Senate · Roll call 459 · 1st session · Nov. 3, 2021 A vote to end debate on the motion to proceed to S. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021.
- Question
- On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
- Official record
- Senate roll call 459, 117th Congress, 1st session
- Capitol Lens ID
- 117-s459, 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. 4, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
How each party voted
Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.
President Biden's position: wanted a Yes vote
“The Administration strongly supports Senate passage of S. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 (VRAA), just as it supported H.R. 4 in the House of Representatives.”
Source: White House statement on the bill · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)
About this vote
Cloture on a motion to proceed limits debate on whether the Senate takes up the bill. The official description is a bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act. According to the Congressional Research Service, it establishes new criteria for which states and subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices take effect. Ending debate on legislation generally requires three-fifths of senators.
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Summary by the Congressional Research Service
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 This bill establishes new criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions must obtain preclearance before changes to voting practices may take effect. Preclearance is the process of receiving preapproval from the Department of Justice (DOJ) or the U.S.
How each member voted
| Member | Seat | Party | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Sullivan | AK | Republican | No |
| Lisa Murkowski | AK | Republican | Yes |
| Richard C. Shelby | AL | Republican | No |
| Tommy Tuberville | AL | Republican | No |
| John Boozman | AR | Republican | No |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | 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 | No |
| Jerry Moran | KS | Republican | No |
| Roger Marshall | KS | Republican | No |
| Mitch McConnell | KY | Republican | No |
| Rand Paul | KY | Republican | No |
| Bill Cassidy | LA | Republican | No |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | No |
| 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 |
| Ben Ray Luján | NM | Democrat | Yes |
| Martin Heinrich | NM | Democrat | Yes |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | NV | Democrat | Yes |
| Jacky Rosen | NV | Democrat | Yes |
| Charles E. Schumer | NY | Democrat | No |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | NY | Democrat | Yes |
| Rob Portman | OH | Republican | No |
| Sherrod Brown | OH | Democrat | Yes |
| 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 | Did not vote |
| Bill Hagerty | TN | Republican | No |
| Marsha Blackburn | TN | Republican | No |
| John Cornyn | TX | Republican | No |
| Ted Cruz | TX | Republican | No |
| Mike Lee | UT | Republican | No |
| Mitt Romney | UT | Republican | No |
| 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 | Yes |
| Ron Johnson | WI | Republican | No |
| Tammy Baldwin | WI | Democrat | Yes |
| Joe Manchin, III | WV | Democrat | Yes |
| Shelley Moore Capito | WV | Republican | No |
| Cynthia M. Lummis | WY | Republican | No |
| John Barrasso | WY | Republican | No |