CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 63

119th Congress · Session 1 · February 20, 2025

A vote to set aside an objection that the measure breaks a budget rule

A senator objected that the measure spends or cuts more than the budget allows. Sixty votes set that objection aside; fewer, and the measure is stopped by the objection without a vote on what it would do.

What was being voted on

119-SAMDT-494 — To stop tax cuts for the ultra-rich while families struggle to put food on the table.

As your legislative analyst, let us look at what Ms. Klobuchar is trying to do here for the working people. This amendment is about holding our elected officials accountable when it comes to tax breaks and the money we spend on groceries. What It Aims to Change The amendment adds a new rule to the Senate budget process. It creates a point of order in the Senate against considering any legislation that cuts taxes for taxpayers with an adjusted gross income greater than $1,000,000,000.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Klobuchar Amdt. No. 494)
To stop tax cuts for the ultra-rich while families struggle to put food on the table.
Result: Motion Rejected
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
Yea: 48Nay: 52100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D45000
Independent I2000
Republican R15200
Official record
How each member voted (100)
48 yea, 52 nay