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Senate · Roll call 310 · 1st session · Nov. 15, 2023 A vote to pass S.J.Res. 43, which disapproves the Department of Education rule on income-driven repayment for federal Direct and FFEL student loans.

Joint Resolution Defeated49–50 Passage Party-line vote
Question
On the Joint Resolution
Official record
Senate roll call 310, 118th Congress, 1st session
Capitol Lens ID
118-s310, used in this page's address. It numbers every Senate roll call of the 118th Congress in order, so it differs from the official number, which restarts each session.
Bill
S.J.Res. 43, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program".

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 1 · No 47
Republicans
Yes 48 · No 0 · Did not vote 1
Independent
Yes 0 · No 3

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

President's positions

President Biden's position: wanted a No vote

“The Administration strongly opposes S.J. Res. 43, which would disapprove of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program.”

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

About this vote

S.J.Res. 43 disapproves the Department of Education rule titled "Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program." Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress can overturn a federal agency rule with a joint resolution of disapproval; if the resolution becomes law, the rule has no force and the agency may not issue a substantially similar rule without new authority from Congress.

This summary was drafted and checked with AI (Claude) using only the official record of the vote. Report an error

How each member voted

MemberSeatPartyTheir vote
Dan SullivanAKRepublicanYes
Lisa MurkowskiAKRepublicanYes
Katie Boyd BrittALRepublicanYes
Tommy TubervilleALRepublicanYes
John BoozmanARRepublicanYes
Tom CottonARRepublicanYes
Kyrsten SinemaAZIndependentNo
Mark KellyAZDemocratNo
Alex PadillaCADemocratNo
Laphonza R. ButlerCADemocratNo
John W. HickenlooperCODemocratNo
Michael F. BennetCODemocratNo
Christopher MurphyCTDemocratNo
Richard BlumenthalCTDemocratNo
Christopher A. CoonsDEDemocratNo
Thomas R. CarperDEDemocratNo
Marco RubioFLRepublicanYes
Rick ScottFLRepublicanYes
Jon OssoffGADemocratNo
Raphael G. WarnockGADemocratNo
Brian SchatzHIDemocratNo
Mazie K. HironoHIDemocratNo
Chuck GrassleyIARepublicanYes
Joni ErnstIARepublicanYes
James E. RischIDRepublicanYes
Mike CrapoIDRepublicanYes
Richard J. DurbinILDemocratNo
Tammy DuckworthILDemocratNo
Mike BraunINRepublicanYes
Todd YoungINRepublicanYes
Jerry MoranKSRepublicanYes
Roger MarshallKSRepublicanYes
Mitch McConnellKYRepublicanYes
Rand PaulKYRepublicanYes
Bill CassidyLARepublicanYes
John KennedyLARepublicanYes
Edward J. MarkeyMADemocratNo
Elizabeth WarrenMADemocratNo
Benjamin L. CardinMDDemocratNo
Chris Van HollenMDDemocratNo
Angus S. King, Jr.MEIndependentNo
Susan M. CollinsMERepublicanYes
Debbie StabenowMIDemocratNo
Gary C. PetersMIDemocratNo
Amy KlobucharMNDemocratNo
Tina SmithMNDemocratNo
Eric SchmittMORepublicanYes
Josh HawleyMORepublicanYes
Cindy Hyde-SmithMSRepublicanYes
Roger F. WickerMSRepublicanYes
Jon TesterMTDemocratNo
Steve DainesMTRepublicanYes
Ted BuddNCRepublicanYes
Thom TillisNCRepublicanYes
John HoevenNDRepublicanYes
Kevin CramerNDRepublicanYes
Deb FischerNERepublicanYes
Pete RickettsNERepublicanYes
Jeanne ShaheenNHDemocratNo
Margaret Wood HassanNHDemocratNo
Cory A. BookerNJDemocratNo
Robert MenendezNJDemocratNo
Ben Ray LujánNMDemocratNo
Martin HeinrichNMDemocratNo
Catherine Cortez MastoNVDemocratNo
Jacky RosenNVDemocratNo
Charles E. SchumerNYDemocratNo
Kirsten E. GillibrandNYDemocratNo
J.D. VanceOHRepublicanYes
Sherrod BrownOHDemocratNo
James LankfordOKRepublicanYes
Markwayne MullinOKRepublicanYes
Jeff MerkleyORDemocratNo
Ron WydenORDemocratNo
John FettermanPADemocratNo
Robert P. Casey, Jr.PADemocratNo
Jack ReedRIDemocratNo
Sheldon WhitehouseRIDemocratNo
Lindsey GrahamSCRepublicanYes
Tim ScottSCRepublicanDid not vote
John ThuneSDRepublicanYes
Mike RoundsSDRepublicanYes
Bill HagertyTNRepublicanYes
Marsha BlackburnTNRepublicanYes
John CornynTXRepublicanYes
Ted CruzTXRepublicanYes
Mike LeeUTRepublicanYes
Mitt RomneyUTRepublicanYes
Mark R. WarnerVADemocratNo
Tim KaineVADemocratNo
Bernard SandersVTIndependentNo
Peter WelchVTDemocratNo
Maria CantwellWADemocratNo
Patty MurrayWADemocratNo
Ron JohnsonWIRepublicanYes
Tammy BaldwinWIDemocratNo
Joe Manchin, IIIWVDemocratYes
Shelley Moore CapitoWVRepublicanYes
Cynthia M. LummisWYRepublicanYes
John BarrassoWYRepublicanYes