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Senate Roll Call 98

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-5001 — To create a point of order against legislation that would not decrease home electricity bills.

SA 5001, proposed by Mr. MARKEY, aims to add a new section to title IV of S. Con. Res. 33. The purpose of this amendment is to create a point of order in the Senate. This means it would block the consideration of any: Bill Joint resolution Motion Amendment Amendment between the Houses Conference report That would not decrease home electricity bills. To waive or suspend this rule, or to sustain an appeal of the Chair's ruling, an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate is required.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Markey Amdt. No. 5001)
To create a point of order against legislation that would not decrease home electricity bills.
Result: Motion Rejected
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
Yea: 48Nay: 50Not Voting: 2100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D44001
Independent I2000
Republican R25001
Official record
How each member voted (100)
48 yea, 50 nay, 2 not voting