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Senate Roll Call 148

119th Congress · Session 2 · June 4, 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-5451 — To place reasonable limits on contributions to Super PACs which make independent expenditures.

SA 5451, submitted by Mr. Sanders, aims to add a limitation on contributions to independent expenditure committees to bill S. 2. The amendment changes Section 315(a)(1)(C) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 by replacing the phrase "to any other political committee" with "to an independent expenditure committee or any other political committee." It adds a definition for "independent expenditure committee," which is a political committee that makes independent expenditures or contributions to other independent expenditure committees totaling $5,000 or more during a calendar year.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Sanders Amdt. No. 5451)
To place reasonable limits on contributions to Super PACs which make independent expenditures.
Result: Motion Rejected
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
Yea: 45Nay: 53Not Voting: 2100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D43002
Independent I2000
Republican R05300
Official record
How each member voted (100)
45 yea, 53 nay, 2 not voting