CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 646

119th Congress · Session 1 · December 11, 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-1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

This Act authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense, military construction, and Department of Energy defense activities. It establishes military personnel end strengths for active and reserve forces and outlines general provisions and authorities for the Armed Forces. The legislation includes intelligence authorizations for fiscal year 2026 and provides the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025. Additionally, the Act addresses various foreign affairs matters, financial services policies, and judiciary matters.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion to Proceed S. 1071
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes.
Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 75Nay: 22Not Voting: 3100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D281700
Independent I1100
Republican R46403
Official record
How each member voted (100)
75 yea, 22 nay, 3 not voting