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Public Law 114-228 · HR 5985 · September 29, 2016 · Armed Forces and National Security

Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016

Passed by a Republican majority (55% of yes votes)✍ Signed by Barack ObamaRepublican Senate
40 Democratic yes48 Republican yes

What it does

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How Congress voted

Senate

On Passage of the Bill · September 19, 2016 · Roll call 482

89 yes · 0 no

LEAHY, Patrick Joseph (D-VT): yesMARKEY, Edward John (D-MA): yesNELSON, Clarence William (Bill) (D-FL): yesSCHUMER, Charles Ellis (Chuck) (D-NY): yesWYDEN, Ronald Lee (D-OR): yesBOXER, Barbara (D-CA): yesCARPER, Thomas Richard (D-DE): yesDURBIN, Richard Joseph (D-IL): yesREID, Harry (D-NV): yesCARDIN, Benjamin Louis (D-MD): yesMURPHY, Christopher (D-CT): yesHIRONO, Mazie (D-HI): yesDONNELLY, Joe (D-IN): yesGILLIBRAND, Kirsten (D-NY): yesPETERS, Gary C. (D-MI): yesHEINRICH, Martin (D-NM): yesREED, John F. (Jack) (D-RI): yesMENENDEZ, Robert (D-NJ): yesBROWN, Sherrod (D-OH): yesSTABENOW, Deborah Ann (D-MI): yesUDALL, Thomas (Tom) (D-NM): yesBALDWIN, Tammy (D-WI): yesCANTWELL, Maria E. (D-WA): yesKLOBUCHAR, Amy (D-MN): yesMcCASKILL, Claire (D-MO): yesTESTER, Jon (D-MT): yesCASEY, Robert (Bob), Jr. (D-PA): yesWHITEHOUSE, Sheldon (D-RI): yesFRANKEN, Al (D-MN): yesSHAHEEN, Jeanne (D-NH): yesMERKLEY, Jeff (D-OR): yesBENNET, Michael F. (D-CO): yesMANCHIN, Joe, III (D-WV): yesBLUMENTHAL, Richard (D-CT): yesSCHATZ, Brian Emanuel (D-HI): yesWARREN, Elizabeth (D-MA): yesHEITKAMP, Mary Kathryn (Heidi) (D-ND): yesBOOKER, Cory Anthony (D-NJ): yesFEINSTEIN, Dianne (D-CA): yesMURRAY, Patty (D-WA): yesMIKULSKI, Barbara Ann (D-MD): did not voteWARNER, Mark R. (D-VA): did not voteCOONS, Christopher A. (D-DE): did not voteKAINE, Timothy Michael (Tim) (D-VA): did not voteKING, Angus Stanley, Jr. (I-ME): yesSANDERS, Bernard (I-VT): did not voteKIRK, Mark Steven (R-IL): did not voteSCOTT, Tim (R-SC): did not voteMURKOWSKI, Lisa (R-AK): did not voteJOHNSON, Ron (R-WI): did not voteSULLIVAN, Daniel Scott (R-AK): did not voteSESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard (Jeff), III (R-AL): did not voteCOCHRAN, William Thad (R-MS): yesGRASSLEY, Charles Ernest (R-IA): yesHATCH, Orrin Grant (R-UT): yesCOATS, Daniel Ray (R-IN): yesROBERTS, Charles Patrick (Pat) (R-KS): yesMCCONNELL, Addison Mitchell (Mitch) (R-KY): yesMcCAIN, John Sidney, III (R-AZ): yesINHOFE, James Mountain (R-OK): yesFLAKE, Jeff (R-AZ): yesBOOZMAN, John (R-AR): yesCAPITO, Shelley Moore (R-WV): yesHELLER, Dean (R-NV): yesCASSIDY, Bill (R-LA): yesGARDNER, Cory (R-CO): yesLANKFORD, James (R-OK): yesCOTTON, Thomas Bryant (Tom) (R-AR): yesDAINES, Steve (R-MT): yesCRAPO, Michael Dean (R-ID): yesPORTMAN, Robert Jones (Rob) (R-OH): yesWICKER, Roger F. (R-MS): yesBURR, Richard M. (R-NC): yesGRAHAM, Lindsey O. (R-SC): yesMORAN, Jerry (R-KS): yesBLUNT, Roy (R-MO): yesTHUNE, John (R-SD): yesISAKSON, Johnny (R-GA): yesVITTER, David (R-LA): yesTOOMEY, Patrick Joseph (R-PA): yesALEXANDER, Lamar (R-TN): yesCORNYN, John (R-TX): yesCORKER, Robert (Bob) (R-TN): yesBARRASSO, John A. (R-WY): yesRISCH, James (R-ID): yesRUBIO, Marco (R-FL): yesPAUL, Rand (R-KY): yesAYOTTE, Kelly (R-NH): yesHOEVEN, John (R-ND): yesLEE, Mike (R-UT): yesFISCHER, Debra (Deb) (R-NE): yesCRUZ, Rafael Edward (Ted) (R-TX): yesPERDUE, David Alfred, Jr. (R-GA): yesERNST, Joni (R-IA): yesSASSE, Benjamin Eric (R-NE): yesTILLIS, Thomas Roland (Thom) (R-NC): yesROUNDS, Marion Michael (Mike) (R-SD): yesCOLLINS, Susan Margaret (R-ME): yesENZI, Michael B. (R-WY): yesSHELBY, Richard C. (R-AL): yes

YesNoDidn't vote

PartyYesNoDidn't vote
Democratic4004
Republican4806
Independent101
How each Senator voted (100)
MemberPartyStateVote
Richard ShelbyRALYes
John BoozmanRARYes
Tom CottonRARYes
Jeff FlakeRAZYes
John McCain IIIRAZYes
Barbara BoxerDCAYes
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYes
Michael BennetDCOYes
Cory GardnerRCOYes
Richard BlumenthalDCTYes
Christopher MurphyDCTYes
Thomas CarperDDEYes
Bill NelsonDFLYes
Marco RubioRFLYes
Johnny IsaksonRGAYes
David Perdue Jr.RGAYes
Mazie HironoDHIYes
Brian SchatzDHIYes
Joni ErnstRIAYes
Charles GrassleyRIAYes
Michael CrapoRIDYes
James RischRIDYes
Richard DurbinDILYes
Daniel CoatsRINYes
Joe DonnellyDINYes
Jerry MoranRKSYes
Pat RobertsRKSYes
Mitch McConnellRKYYes
Rand PaulRKYYes
Bill CassidyRLAYes
David VitterRLAYes
Edward MarkeyDMAYes
Elizabeth WarrenDMAYes
Benjamin CardinDMDYes
Susan CollinsRMEYes
Angus King Jr.IMEYes
Gary PetersDMIYes
Deborah StabenowDMIYes
Al FrankenDMNYes
Amy KlobucharDMNYes
Roy BluntRMOYes
Claire McCaskillDMOYes
William CochranRMSYes
Roger WickerRMSYes
Steve DainesRMTYes
Jon TesterDMTYes
Richard BurrRNCYes
Thom TillisRNCYes
Heidi HeitkampDNDYes
John HoevenRNDYes
Deb FischerRNEYes
Benjamin SasseRNEYes
Kelly AyotteRNHYes
Jeanne ShaheenDNHYes
Cory BookerDNJYes
Robert MenendezDNJYes
Martin HeinrichDNMYes
Tom UdallDNMYes
Dean HellerRNVYes
Harry ReidDNVYes
Kirsten GillibrandDNYYes
Chuck SchumerDNYYes
Sherrod BrownDOHYes
Rob PortmanROHYes
James InhofeROKYes
James LankfordROKYes
Jeff MerkleyDORYes
Ronald WydenDORYes
Bob Casey Jr.DPAYes
Patrick ToomeyRPAYes
Jack ReedDRIYes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRIYes
Lindsey GrahamRSCYes
Mike RoundsRSDYes
John ThuneRSDYes
Lamar AlexanderRTNYes
Bob CorkerRTNYes
John CornynRTXYes
Ted CruzRTXYes
Orrin HatchRUTYes
Mike LeeRUTYes
Patrick LeahyDVTYes
Maria CantwellDWAYes
Patty MurrayDWAYes
Tammy BaldwinDWIYes
Shelley CapitoRWVYes
Joe Manchin IIIDWVYes
John BarrassoRWYYes
Michael EnziRWYYes
Lisa MurkowskiRAKDidn't vote
Daniel SullivanRAKDidn't vote
Jeff Sessions IIIRALDidn't vote
Christopher CoonsDDEDidn't vote
Mark KirkRILDidn't vote
Barbara MikulskiDMDDidn't vote
Tim ScottRSCDidn't vote
Tim KaineDVADidn't vote
Mark WarnerDVADidn't vote
Bernard SandersIVTDidn't vote
Ron JohnsonRWIDidn't vote