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Senate · Roll call 242 · 2nd session · Sept. 17, 2024 A vote to end debate on S. 4445, the Right to IVF Act, which provides a statutory right to access fertility treatments.

Cloture Motion Rejected51–44 End debate Party-line vote
Question
On the Cloture Motion
Official record
Senate roll call 242, 118th Congress, 2nd session
Capitol Lens ID
118-s594, 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. 4445, Right to IVF Act

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 46 · No 0 · Did not vote 1
Republicans
Yes 2 · No 44 · Did not vote 3
Independent
Yes 3 · No 0 · Did not vote 1

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

About this vote

Cloture limits further debate so the Senate can move forward on the measure, and on legislation it usually requires 60 votes. According to the Congressional Research Service, the bill provides a statutory right to access fertility treatments, such as in vitro fertilization.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Right to IVF Act This bill provides a statutory right to access fertility treatments (e.g., in vitro fertilization).

How each member voted

MemberSeatPartyTheir vote
Dan SullivanAKRepublicanNo
Lisa MurkowskiAKRepublicanYes
Katie Boyd BrittALRepublicanNo
Tommy TubervilleALRepublicanNo
John BoozmanARRepublicanNo
Tom CottonARRepublicanNo
Kyrsten SinemaAZIndependentYes
Mark KellyAZDemocratYes
Alex PadillaCADemocratYes
Laphonza R. ButlerCADemocratYes
John W. HickenlooperCODemocratYes
Michael F. BennetCODemocratYes
Christopher MurphyCTDemocratYes
Richard BlumenthalCTDemocratYes
Christopher A. CoonsDEDemocratYes
Thomas R. CarperDEDemocratYes
Marco RubioFLRepublicanNo
Rick ScottFLRepublicanNo
Jon OssoffGADemocratYes
Raphael G. WarnockGADemocratYes
Brian SchatzHIDemocratYes
Mazie K. HironoHIDemocratYes
Chuck GrassleyIARepublicanNo
Joni ErnstIARepublicanNo
James E. RischIDRepublicanNo
Mike CrapoIDRepublicanNo
Richard J. DurbinILDemocratYes
Tammy DuckworthILDemocratYes
Mike BraunINRepublicanNo
Todd YoungINRepublicanNo
Jerry MoranKSRepublicanNo
Roger MarshallKSRepublicanNo
Mitch McConnellKYRepublicanNo
Rand PaulKYRepublicanNo
Bill CassidyLARepublicanNo
John KennedyLARepublicanNo
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 KlobucharMNDemocratYes
Tina SmithMNDemocratYes
Eric SchmittMORepublicanNo
Josh HawleyMORepublicanNo
Cindy Hyde-SmithMSRepublicanNo
Roger F. WickerMSRepublicanNo
Jon TesterMTDemocratYes
Steve DainesMTRepublicanNo
Ted BuddNCRepublicanNo
Thom TillisNCRepublicanDid not vote
John HoevenNDRepublicanNo
Kevin CramerNDRepublicanNo
Deb FischerNERepublicanNo
Pete RickettsNERepublicanNo
Jeanne ShaheenNHDemocratYes
Margaret Wood HassanNHDemocratYes
Cory A. BookerNJDemocratDid not vote
George S. HelmyNJDemocratYes
Ben Ray LujánNMDemocratYes
Martin HeinrichNMDemocratYes
Catherine Cortez MastoNVDemocratYes
Jacky RosenNVDemocratYes
Charles E. SchumerNYDemocratYes
Kirsten E. GillibrandNYDemocratYes
J.D. VanceOHRepublicanDid not vote
Sherrod BrownOHDemocratYes
James LankfordOKRepublicanNo
Markwayne MullinOKRepublicanNo
Jeff MerkleyORDemocratYes
Ron WydenORDemocratYes
John FettermanPADemocratYes
Robert P. Casey, Jr.PADemocratYes
Jack ReedRIDemocratYes
Sheldon WhitehouseRIDemocratYes
Lindsey GrahamSCRepublicanNo
Tim ScottSCRepublicanNo
John ThuneSDRepublicanNo
Mike RoundsSDRepublicanDid not vote
Bill HagertyTNRepublicanNo
Marsha BlackburnTNRepublicanNo
John CornynTXRepublicanNo
Ted CruzTXRepublicanNo
Mike LeeUTRepublicanNo
Mitt RomneyUTRepublicanNo
Mark R. WarnerVADemocratYes
Tim KaineVADemocratYes
Bernard SandersVTIndependentYes
Peter WelchVTDemocratYes
Maria CantwellWADemocratYes
Patty MurrayWADemocratYes
Ron JohnsonWIRepublicanNo
Tammy BaldwinWIDemocratYes
Joe Manchin, IIIWVIndependentDid not vote
Shelley Moore CapitoWVRepublicanNo
Cynthia M. LummisWYRepublicanNo
John BarrassoWYRepublicanNo