Senate · Roll call 262 · May 19, 2025

A vote to end debate on whether to take up S. 1582, the GENIUS Act, which would set federal rules for payment stablecoins.

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to66–32 End debate Party-line vote
Question
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Bill
S. 1582, GENIUS Act
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 16 · No 28 · Did not vote 1
Republicans
Yes 50 · No 2 · Did not vote 1
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (28 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (50 of 53).

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

About this vote

The GENIUS Act would set up a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, which are digital assets that the issuer must redeem for a fixed value, and would allow only permitted issuers to issue them. This cloture vote applied to the motion to proceed, the step that decides whether the Senate takes up the bill; cloture ends debate and needs 60 votes for most bills. It was agreed to.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act or the GENIUS Act This act establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins (digital assets which an issuer must redeem for a fixed value). Under the act, only permitted issuers may issue a payment stablecoin for use by U.S.

How each member voted

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