TVSee Which Senators Voted No on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
We are deeply disappointed that yesterday evening the Senate failed to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would have banned abortions after 20 weeks gestation when babies feel pain.
This vote not only failed to acknowledge fundamental science but it ignored the voice of the majority of Americans. According to a recent Marist and Knights of Columbus poll, 76% of Americans don’t support abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy.
The vote was 51-46 in the Senate falling short just 9 votes to reach the 60-vote threshold needed to pass the bill into law.
Three Democrats crossed party lines to vote in favor of the legislation, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Bob Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania, and Joe Donnelly of Indiana. Two Republicans failed to vote for life, Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Senator John McCain was absent.
Here is the list of Senators up for re-election this year so that you can check how each one voted on this crucial bill.
Senators who voted against the bill:
- Democrat Tim Kaine, VA
- Democrat Sherrod Brown, OH
- Democrat Claire McCaskill, MO
- Democrat Heidi Heitkamp, ND
- Democrat Jon Tester, MT
- Democrat Maria Cantwell, WA
Senators who voted for the bill:
- Democrat Joe Manchin, WV
- Democrat Bob Casey Jr., PA
- Democrat Joe Donnelly, IN
Senators who did not vote:
- Democrat Tammy Baldwin, WI
- Democrat Bill Nelson, FL
The midterm primary elections are this spring! And the fall midterm general elections will be here before we know it.
We have the opportunity to once again choose who represents us in office. It is our chance to select candidates who boldly support the sanctity of life!
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VOTE SUMMARY
Question:
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
(Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 2311
)
Vote Number: 25
Vote Date: January 29, 2018, 05:50 PM
Required For Majority: 3/5
Vote Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
Measure Number: S. 2311
(Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
)
Measure Title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.
Vote Counts:
YEAs51
NAYs
46
Not Voting
3
*Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate
Vote Summary
By Senator Name
By Vote Position
By Home State
Alphabetical by Senator Name
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Baldwin (D-WI), Not Voting
Barrasso (R-WY), Yea
Bennet (D-CO), Nay
Blumenthal (D-CT), Nay
Blunt (R-MO), Yea
Booker (D-NJ), Nay
Boozman (R-AR), Yea
Brown (D-OH), Nay
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Capito (R-WV), Yea
Cardin (D-MD), Nay
Carper (D-DE), Nay
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Cassidy (R-LA), Yea
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Nay
Coons (D-DE), Nay
Corker (R-TN), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Cortez Masto (D-NV), Nay
Cotton (R-AR), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Cruz (R-TX), Yea
Daines (R-MT), Yea
Donnelly (D-IN), Yea
Duckworth (D-IL), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Ernst (R-IA), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Fischer (R-NE), Yea
Flake (R-AZ), Yea
Gardner (R-CO), Yea
Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Harris (D-CA), Nay
Hassan (D-NH), Nay
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Heinrich (D-NM), Nay
Heitkamp (D-ND), Nay
Heller (R-NV), Yea
Hirono (D-HI), Nay
Hoeven (R-ND), Yea
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Johnson (R-WI), Yea
Jones (D-AL), Nay
Kaine (D-VA), Nay
Kennedy (R-LA), Yea
King (I-ME), Nay
Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay
Lankford (R-OK), Yea
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Lee (R-UT), Yea
Manchin (D-WV), Yea
Markey (D-MA), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
McCaskill (D-MO), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
Merkley (D-OR), Nay
Moran (R-KS), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Murphy (D-CT), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Nelson (D-FL), Not Voting
Paul (R-KY), Yea
Perdue (R-GA), Yea
Peters (D-MI), Nay
Portman (R-OH), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Risch (R-ID), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Rounds (R-SD), Yea
Rubio (R-FL), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Sasse (R-NE), Yea
Schatz (D-HI), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Scott (R-SC), Yea
Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Smith (D-MN), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Sullivan (R-AK), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tillis (R-NC), Yea
Toomey (R-PA), Yea
Udall (D-NM), Nay
Van Hollen (D-MD), Nay
Warner (D-VA), Nay
Warren (D-MA), Nay
Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Young (R-IN), Yea
Vote Summary
By Senator Name
By Vote Position
By Home State
Grouped By Vote Position
YEAs ---51
Alexander (R-TN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blunt (R-MO)
Boozman (R-AR)
Burr (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Casey (D-PA)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Daines (R-MT)
Donnelly (D-IN)
Enzi (R-WY)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Flake (R-AZ)
Gardner (R-CO)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hatch (R-UT)
Heller (R-NV)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Johnson (R-WI)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Manchin (D-WV)
McConnell (R-KY)
Moran (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Perdue (R-GA)
Portman (R-OH)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Rounds (R-SD)
Rubio (R-FL)
Sasse (R-NE)
Scott (R-SC)
Shelby (R-AL)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Toomey (R-PA)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)
NAYs ---46
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Booker (D-NJ)
Brown (D-OH)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Collins (R-ME)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Harris (D-CA)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Heitkamp (D-ND)
Hirono (D-HI)
Jones (D-AL)
Kaine (D-VA)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Leahy (D-VT)
Markey (D-MA)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Smith (D-MN)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-NM)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warner (D-VA)
Warren (D-MA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
Not Voting -
3
Baldwin (D-WI)
McCain (R-AZ)
Nelson (D-FL)
Vote Summary
By Senator Name
By Vote Position
By Home State
Grouped by Home State
Alabama:
Jones (D-AL), Nay
Shelby (R-AL), Yea
Alaska:
Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Sullivan (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:
Flake (R-AZ), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
Arkansas:
Boozman (R-AR), Yea
Cotton (R-AR), Yea
California:
Feinstein (D-CA), Nay
Harris (D-CA), Nay
Colorado:
Bennet (D-CO), Nay
Gardner (R-CO), Yea
Connecticut:
Blumenthal (D-CT), Nay
Murphy (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:
Carper (D-DE), Nay
Coons (D-DE), Nay
Florida:
Nelson (D-FL), Not Voting
Rubio (R-FL), Yea
Georgia:
Isakson (R-GA), Yea
Perdue (R-GA), Yea
Hawaii:
Hirono (D-HI), Nay
Schatz (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Risch (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:
Duckworth (D-IL), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:
Donnelly (D-IN), Yea
Young (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:
Ernst (R-IA), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Kansas:
Moran (R-KS), Yea
Roberts (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
Paul (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:
Cassidy (R-LA), Yea
Kennedy (R-LA), Yea
Maine:
Collins (R-ME), Nay
King (I-ME), Nay
Maryland:
Cardin (D-MD), Nay
Van Hollen (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:
Markey (D-MA), Nay
Warren (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:
Peters (D-MI), Nay
Stabenow (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:
Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay
Smith (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:
Blunt (R-MO), Yea
McCaskill (D-MO), Nay
Montana:
Daines (R-MT), Yea
Tester (D-MT), Nay
Nebraska:
Fischer (R-NE), Yea
Sasse (R-NE), Yea
Nevada:
Cortez Masto (D-NV), Nay
Heller (R-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:
Hassan (D-NH), Nay
Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
New Jersey:
Booker (D-NJ), Nay
Menendez (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:
Heinrich (D-NM), Nay
Udall (D-NM), Nay
New York:
Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:
Burr (R-NC), Yea
Tillis (R-NC), Yea
North Dakota:
Heitkamp (D-ND), Nay
Hoeven (R-ND), Yea
Ohio:
Brown (D-OH), Nay
Portman (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:
Inhofe (R-OK), Yea
Lankford (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:
Merkley (D-OR), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:
Casey (D-PA), Yea
Toomey (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Scott (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:
Rounds (R-SD), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:
Alexander (R-TN), Yea
Corker (R-TN), Yea
Texas:
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Cruz (R-TX), Yea
Utah:
Hatch (R-UT), Yea
Lee (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Virginia:
Kaine (D-VA), Nay
Warner (D-VA), Nay
Washington:
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia:
Capito (R-WV), Yea
Manchin (D-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:
Baldwin (D-WI), Not Voting
Johnson (R-WI), Yea
Wyoming:
Barrasso (R-WY), Yea
Enzi (R-WY), Yea
Vote Summary
By Senator Name
By Vote Position
By Home State
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