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Senate Roll Call 259

119th Congress · Session 1 · May 15, 2025

A vote to take a measure away from a committee that has not acted on it

A committee can hold a measure indefinitely. This asks the whole chamber to take it away from the committee and bring it to the floor. If it fails, the measure stays where it was.

What was being voted on

119-SRES-195 — A resolution requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion to Discharge S.Res. 195
A resolution requesting information on El Salvador's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Result: Motion to Discharge Rejected
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 45Nay: 50Not Voting: 5100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D44001
Independent I1001
Republican R05003
Official record
How each member voted (100)
45 yea, 50 nay, 5 not voting