CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 503

119th Congress · Session 1 · September 4, 2025

A vote on whether to start debating something

This decides only whether the chamber takes the measure up at all. Nothing about the measure itself has been decided when it passes.

What was being voted on

119-S-2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

This legislation authorizes funding and personnel for the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy's national security activities, and military construction for fiscal year 2026. It includes the Intelligence Authorization Act, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, and the ROAD to Housing Act. The bill addresses global security, specifically countering threats from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, while overseeing nuclear stockpile modernization. Additionally, it provides extensive updates to military healthcare, family support, and affordable housing initiatives.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion to Proceed S. 2296
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 83Nay: 13Not Voting: 4100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D341100
Independent I1100
Republican R48104
Official record
How each member voted (100)
83 yea, 13 nay, 4 not voting