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Public Law 114-246 · HR 4511 · November 28, 2016 · Armed Forces and National Security

Gold Star Families Voices Act

Passed by a Republican majority (54% of yes votes)✍ Signed by Barack ObamaRepublican Senate
44 Democratic yes51 Republican yes

What it does

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How Congress voted

Senate

On Passage of the Bill · November 15, 2016 · Roll call 491

97 yes · 0 no

LEAHY, Patrick Joseph (D-VT): yesMARKEY, Edward John (D-MA): yesMIKULSKI, Barbara Ann (D-MD): 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): yesWARNER, Mark R. (D-VA): yesBENNET, Michael F. (D-CO): yesMANCHIN, Joe, III (D-WV): yesCOONS, Christopher A. (D-DE): yesBLUMENTHAL, Richard (D-CT): yesSCHATZ, Brian Emanuel (D-HI): yesWARREN, Elizabeth (D-MA): yesHEITKAMP, Mary Kathryn (Heidi) (D-ND): yesKAINE, Timothy Michael (Tim) (D-VA): yesBOOKER, Cory Anthony (D-NJ): yesFEINSTEIN, Dianne (D-CA): yesMURRAY, Patty (D-WA): yesSANDERS, Bernard (I-VT): yesKING, Angus Stanley, Jr. (I-ME): yesCRUZ, Rafael Edward (Ted) (R-TX): did not votePERDUE, David Alfred, Jr. (R-GA): 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): yesKIRK, Mark Steven (R-IL): yesCAPITO, Shelley Moore (R-WV): yesHELLER, Dean (R-NV): yesCASSIDY, Bill (R-LA): yesGARDNER, Cory (R-CO): yesLANKFORD, James (R-OK): yesSCOTT, Tim (R-SC): 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): yesMURKOWSKI, Lisa (R-AK): 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): yesJOHNSON, Ron (R-WI): yesFISCHER, Debra (Deb) (R-NE): yesSULLIVAN, Daniel Scott (R-AK): 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
Democratic4400
Republican5103
Independent200
How each Senator voted (100)
MemberPartyStateVote
Lisa MurkowskiRAKYes
Daniel SullivanRAKYes
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
Christopher CoonsDDEYes
Bill NelsonDFLYes
Marco RubioRFLYes
Johnny IsaksonRGAYes
Mazie HironoDHIYes
Brian SchatzDHIYes
Joni ErnstRIAYes
Charles GrassleyRIAYes
Michael CrapoRIDYes
James RischRIDYes
Richard DurbinDILYes
Mark KirkRILYes
Daniel CoatsRINYes
Joe DonnellyDINYes
Jerry MoranRKSYes
Pat RobertsRKSYes
Mitch McConnellRKYYes
Rand PaulRKYYes
Bill CassidyRLAYes
David VitterRLAYes
Edward MarkeyDMAYes
Elizabeth WarrenDMAYes
Benjamin CardinDMDYes
Barbara MikulskiDMDYes
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
Tim ScottRSCYes
Mike RoundsRSDYes
John ThuneRSDYes
Lamar AlexanderRTNYes
Bob CorkerRTNYes
John CornynRTXYes
Orrin HatchRUTYes
Mike LeeRUTYes
Tim KaineDVAYes
Mark WarnerDVAYes
Patrick LeahyDVTYes
Bernard SandersIVTYes
Maria CantwellDWAYes
Patty MurrayDWAYes
Tammy BaldwinDWIYes
Ron JohnsonRWIYes
Shelley CapitoRWVYes
Joe Manchin IIIDWVYes
John BarrassoRWYYes
Michael EnziRWYYes
Jeff Sessions IIIRALDidn't vote
David Perdue Jr.RGADidn't vote
Ted CruzRTXDidn't vote