CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 101

119th Congress · Session 2 · April 23, 2026

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-5159 — To reduce the price of prescription drugs in the United States by more than 50 percent by adopting Most Favored Nation drug pricing so that the American people pay no more for prescription drugs than Europeans or Canadians.

SA 5159, submitted by Mr. Sanders, aims to add a section to the end of title III regarding a deficit-neutral reserve fund to reduce the price of prescription drugs. The purpose of this amendment is to allow the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to adjust budget allocations, aggregates, and the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation that meets these goals: Reducing the price of prescription drugs in the United States by more than 50 percent. Including Most Favored Nation drug pricing to ensure Americans do not pay more for prescription drugs than Canadians or Europeans.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5159)
To reduce the price of prescription drugs in the United States by more than 50 percent by adopting Most Favored Nation drug pricing so that the American people pay no more for prescription drugs than Europeans or Canadians.
Result: Motion Rejected
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
Yea: 49Nay: 49Not Voting: 2100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D44001
Independent I2000
Republican R34901
Official record
How each member voted (100)
49 yea, 49 nay, 2 not voting