Senate · 119th Congress · Session 1 · Roll 503
Senate vote senate-119-1-503
On the Motion to Proceed
Date: 9/4/2025
Sources
Provenance for this roll-call record.
Vote date: 9/4/2025
Chamber
Senate
Data source
U.S. Senate (roll call votes)
Congress / Session
119 / 1
Roll number
503
Record identifier
senate-119-1-503
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What this vote does
On the Motion to Proceed This roll call is linked to bill 119s2296. Recorded outcome: Motion to Proceed Agreed to.
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Result
Official result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Required threshold (best-effort)
Simple majority (of those voting)
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Threshold check (computed)
Appears met
Computed using Yea vs Nay among those voting (Yea+Nay = 95).
Vote breakdown
Total recorded votes: 99
Nay list
13 members
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · WI
Vote: Nay
Cory A. Booker
Democratic · NJ
Vote: Nay
Edward J. Markey
Democratic · MA
Vote: Nay
Jeff Merkley
Democratic · OR
Vote: Nay
Alex Padilla
Democratic · CA
Vote: Nay
Rand Paul
Republican · KY
Vote: Nay
Bernard Sanders
Independent · VT
Vote: Nay
Brian Schatz
Democratic · HI
Vote: Nay
Tina Smith
Democratic · MN
Vote: Nay
Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · MD
Vote: Nay
Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · MA
Vote: Nay
Peter Welch
Democratic · VT
Vote: Nay
Ron Wyden
Democratic · OR
Vote: Nay
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Last updated: 9/4/2025Roll call: senate-119-1-503Bill: 119s2296