CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 391

119th Congress · Session 1 · July 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-HR-4 — Rescissions Act of 2025

The Rescissions Act of 2025 cancels various budget authorizations as proposed by the President on June 3, 2025. It targets unobligated balances from several appropriations acts, primarily affecting international organizations, foreign assistance, and diplomacy programs. The act also removes funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion to Discharge H.R. 4
A bill to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Result: Motion to Discharge Agreed to
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.

The Senate split 50–50. The Vice President of the United States broke the tie by voting Yea, which is what decided it.

Yea: 50Nay: 50100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04500
Independent I0200
Republican R50300
Official record
How each member voted (100)
50 yea, 50 nay