Senate Roll Call 251, 114th Congress · July 22, 2015
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Question before the chamber: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Solid = yea, faded = nay.
The measure
FAST Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.
How this vote is scored
Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.
- Health CareA yea counts toward “Restrict coverage”
model(0.85): Reduces employer coverage requirements under the ACA for TRICARE and VA beneficiaries.
Tagged by: keyword:affordable care act
Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage
- TaxesA yea counts toward “Cut taxes”
model(0.85): Reduces tax burdens on employers by exempting specific employees from employer mandate penalties.
Tagged by: keyword:internal revenue code
Axis: Raise revenue ← → Cut taxes
Who voted which way
Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.
Yea (62)
- Lamar Alexander
- Kelly Ayotte
- John Barrasso
- Roy Blunt
- Barbara Boxer
- Richard Burr
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Bill Cassidy
- Daniel Coats
- Thad Cochran
- Susan M. Collins
- Bob Corker
- John Cornyn
- Tom Cotton
- Mike Crapo
- Steve Daines
- Joe Donnelly
- Richard J. Durbin
- Michael B. Enzi
- Joni Ernst
- Dianne Feinstein
- Deb Fischer
- Jeff Flake
- Cory Gardner
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Orrin G. Hatch
- Heidi Heitkamp
- Dean Heller
- John Hoeven
- James M. Inhofe
- Johnny Isakson
- Ron Johnson
- Angus S. King, Jr.
- Mark Kirk
- Amy Klobuchar
- James Lankford
- Patrick J. Leahy
- Joe Manchin, III
- John McCain
- Claire McCaskill
- Mitch McConnell
- Jerry Moran
- Bill Nelson
- David Perdue
- Rob Portman
- James E. Risch
- Pat Roberts
- Mike Rounds
- Bernard Sanders
- Ben Sasse
- Brian Schatz
- Tim Scott
- Jeff Sessions
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Dan Sullivan
- Jon Tester
- John Thune
- Thom Tillis
- David Vitter
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Roger F. Wicker
Nay (36)
- Tammy Baldwin
- Michael F. Bennet
- Richard Blumenthal
- Cory A. Booker
- Sherrod Brown
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin L. Cardin
- Thomas R. Carper
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.
- Christopher A. Coons
- Ted Cruz
- Al Franken
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Martin Heinrich
- Mazie K. Hirono
- Tim Kaine
- Mike Lee
- Edward J. Markey
- Robert Menendez
- Jeff Merkley
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Christopher Murphy
- Patty Murray
- Rand Paul
- Gary C. Peters
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid
- Marco Rubio
- Charles E. Schumer
- Richard C. Shelby
- Debbie Stabenow
- Patrick J. Toomey
- Tom Udall
- Mark R. Warner
- Elizabeth Warren
- Ron Wyden
Not voting or present (2)
- John BoozmanDid not vote
- Lisa MurkowskiDid not vote
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