CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 19

119th Congress · Session 2 · January 30, 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-4287 — To prevent the deferral or rescission of appropriations within 90 days of their expiration.

SA 4287, submitted by Mr. Merkley, is an amendment to bill H.R. 7148. The purpose of this amendment is to create a prohibition on last-minute rescissions. It aims to add a section to the bill that prevents a special message from proposing to defer or rescind any budget authority if that authority expires within 90 days after the date the message is sent, regardless of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 4287)
To prevent the deferral or rescission of appropriations within 90 days of their expiration.
Result: Motion Rejected
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
Yea: 47Nay: 52Not Voting: 1100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D45000
Independent I2000
Republican R05201
Official record
How each member voted (100)
47 yea, 52 nay, 1 not voting