CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 95

119th Congress · Session 2 · April 22, 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-5294 — To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing funding for child care for families.

SA 5294, submitted by Ms. Alsobrooks, aims to add a section to the end of title III of S. Con. Res. 33. The purpose of this amendment is to create a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase funding for child care for families. It aims to allow the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate to adjust budget levels and the pay-as-you-go ledger for legislation that focuses on: Making child care free or affordable for working families in the United States. Ensuring no family pays more than 7 percent of the family income on child care.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Alsobrooks Amdt. No. 5294)
To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to increasing funding for child care for families.
Result: Motion Rejected
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
Yea: 47Nay: 51Not Voting: 2100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D44001
Independent I2000
Republican R15101
Official record
How each member voted (100)
47 yea, 51 nay, 2 not voting