Senate · Roll call 641 · Dec. 10, 2025

A vote to begin Senate debate on S.J.Res. 82, a joint resolution to overturn a Health and Human Services policy on adhering to the text of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Motion to Proceed Agreed to50–49 Procedural Party-line vote
Question
On the Motion to Proceed
Bill
S.J.Res. 82, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Policy on Adhering to the Text of the Administrative Procedure Act".
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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 45 · No 0
Republicans
Yes 3 · No 49 · Did not vote 1
Independent
Yes 2 · No 0

Most Democrats voted Yes (45 of 45).

Most Republicans voted No (49 of 53).

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

About this vote

Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress can overturn an agency rule with a joint resolution of disapproval; this one targets a policy from the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The motion to proceed was agreed to, so the Senate took up the resolution.

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How each member voted

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