Senate · Roll call 575 · Oct. 16, 2025

A vote to end debate on taking up H.R. 4016, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026, which provides FY2026 funding for military activities.

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected50–44 End debate Party-line vote
Question
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Bill
H.R. 4016, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
← 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 3 · No 41 · Did not vote 1
Republicans
Yes 47 · No 1 · Did not vote 5
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (41 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (47 of 53).

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

About this vote

Cloture is a vote to end debate, and most bills need 60 votes; this one was on the motion to proceed, the step that lets the Senate formally take up a bill. Cloture was rejected, so the Senate did not take up the bill, which provides FY2026 appropriations to the Department of Defense for military activities.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities.

How each member voted

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