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Senate · Roll call 357 · 2nd session · Nov. 17, 2022 A vote to begin Senate consideration of H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act.
- Question
- On the Motion to Proceed
- Official record
- Senate roll call 357, 117th Congress, 2nd session
- Capitol Lens ID
- 117-s885, 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. 8404, Respect for Marriage Act
How each party voted
Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.
About this vote
The Congressional Research Service summary says the act provides statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages. The official description calls it a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes. A motion to proceed asks the Senate to take up a bill for debate and a vote. A Yes vote supports taking up the bill.
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Summary by the Congressional Research Service
Respect for Marriage Act This act provides statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages.
How each member voted
| Member | Seat | Party | Their vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Sullivan | AK | Republican | Did not vote |
| Lisa Murkowski | AK | Republican | Did not vote |
| 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 | Did not vote |
| Marco Rubio | FL | Republican | Did not vote |
| Rick Scott | FL | Republican | Did not vote |
| Jon Ossoff | GA | Democrat | Yes |
| Raphael G. Warnock | GA | Democrat | Did not vote |
| Brian Schatz | HI | Democrat | Yes |
| Mazie K. Hirono | HI | Democrat | Yes |
| Chuck Grassley | IA | Republican | No |
| Joni Ernst | IA | Republican | Yes |
| 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 | Did not vote |
| Todd Young | IN | Republican | Did not vote |
| Jerry Moran | KS | Republican | No |
| Roger Marshall | KS | Republican | Did not vote |
| Mitch McConnell | KY | Republican | No |
| Rand Paul | KY | Republican | Did not vote |
| Bill Cassidy | LA | Republican | Did not vote |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| Jon Tester | MT | Democrat | Yes |
| Steve Daines | MT | Republican | No |
| Richard Burr | NC | Republican | Did not vote |
| Thom Tillis | NC | Republican | Yes |
| John Hoeven | ND | Republican | No |
| Kevin Cramer | ND | Republican | No |
| Ben Sasse | NE | Republican | Did not vote |
| 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 | Did not vote |
| 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 | Yes |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | NY | Democrat | Yes |
| Rob Portman | OH | Republican | Did not vote |
| Sherrod Brown | OH | Democrat | Yes |
| James Lankford | OK | Republican | No |
| James M. Inhofe | OK | Republican | Did not vote |
| 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 | Did not vote |
| Tim Scott | SC | Republican | No |
| John Thune | SD | Republican | Did not vote |
| Mike Rounds | SD | Republican | No |
| Bill Hagerty | TN | Republican | Did not vote |
| Marsha Blackburn | TN | Republican | Did not vote |
| John Cornyn | TX | Republican | No |
| Ted Cruz | TX | Republican | No |
| 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 | Yes |
| Ron Johnson | WI | Republican | Did not vote |
| Tammy Baldwin | WI | Democrat | Yes |
| Joe Manchin, III | WV | Democrat | Yes |
| Shelley Moore Capito | WV | Republican | Yes |
| Cynthia M. Lummis | WY | Republican | Did not vote |
| John Barrasso | WY | Republican | Did not vote |