CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 222

119th Congress · Session 2 · August 5, 2026

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-SJRES-187 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)".

This joint resolution seeks to disapprove a specific rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule in question involves a modification to the start of the submission period for reporting and recordkeeping of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) under TSCA 8(a)(7). If passed, the resolution would ensure that the EPA rule has no force or effect.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 187
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)".
Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 48Nay: 50Not Voting: 2100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D45000
Independent I2000
Republican R15002
Official record
How each member voted (100)
48 yea, 50 nay, 2 not voting