CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 473

119th Congress · Session 1 · August 1, 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-3447 — To require a report on veterans who would have been reported to the national instant criminal background check system and who die by suicide with a firearm.

SA 3447, submitted by Mr. Murphy and Mr. Kelly, aims to add a reporting requirement to section 412 of division A of bill H.R. 3944. The purpose of this amendment is to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to publish a report on a publicly available website every quarter. This report must include: The number of veterans who would have been reported to the national instant criminal background check system if the Secretary was permitted to do so. The number of firearm suicides among those veterans that happened in the previous quarter.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3447 to S.Amdt. 3411 to H.R. 3944 (No short title on file)
To require a report on veterans who would have been reported to the national instant criminal background check system and who die by suicide with a firearm.
Result: Amendment Rejected
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 44Nay: 51Not Voting: 5100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D42003
Independent I2000
Republican R05102
Official record
How each member voted (100)
44 yea, 51 nay, 5 not voting