CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 179

119th Congress · Session 1 · April 4, 2025

A vote on a proposed change to the bill

A vote on one change, not on the bill. A bill can collect dozens of these, and losing one does not stop it.

What was being voted on

119-SAMDT-1760 — To modify the debt limit instruction for the House of Representatives and the Senate.

What the Amendment Aims to Change Mr. Paul proposed amendment SA 1760 to change specific parts of a budget resolution. It directs the Committee on Ways and Means to submit changes in laws that increase the statutory debt limit by $500,000,000,000. It also sets up reconciliation instructions in the Senate, requiring specific committees to report changes in laws within their jurisdiction by May 9, 2025, that affect the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034: Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Reduce the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1760 to S.Amdt. 1717 to H.Con.Res. 14 (No short title on file)
To modify the debt limit instruction for the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Result: Amendment Rejected
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 5Nay: 94Not Voting: 1100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D14301
Independent I1100
Republican R35000
Official record
How each member voted (100)
5 yea, 94 nay, 1 not voting