Gorsuch Nomination, Supreme Court: Rules Change

Vote to sustain the decision of the Chair that Supreme Court nominees must pass a 60-vote threshold. Vote failed. This rules change lowered the threshold to a simple majority.

This measure positively impacts reproductive freedom.

April 6, 2017

Voting Record

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Name	State/Territory	Chamber	Party	How they voted yea Vote for/in favor of nay Vote against — Abstained, absent, ineligible, present, resigned or deceased L Leader switched vote to preserve right to file a motion to reconsider S The speaker exercised their discretion not to vote
Pat Roberts	Kansas	Senate	Republican	nay
Mike Rounds	South Dakota	Senate	Republican	nay
Marco Rubio	Florida	Senate	Republican	nay
Bernie Sanders	Vermont	Senate	Independent	yea
Benjamin Sasse	Nebraska	Senate	Republican	nay
Brian Schatz	Hawaii	Senate	Democratic	yea
Chuck Schumer	New York	Senate	Democratic	yea
Tim Scott	South Carolina	Senate	Republican	nay
Jeff Sessions	Alabama	Senate	Republican	—
Jeanne Shaheen	New Hampshire	Senate	Democratic	yea
Richard Shelby	Alabama	Senate	Republican	nay
Debbie Stabenow	Michigan	Senate	Democratic	yea
Luther Strange	Alabama	Senate	Republican	nay
Dan Sullivan	Alaska	Senate	Republican	nay
Jon Tester	Montana	Senate	Democratic	yea
John Thune	South Dakota	Senate	Republican	nay
Thom Tillis	North Carolina	Senate	Republican	nay
Patrick Toomey	Pennsylvania	Senate	Republican	nay
Tom Udall	New Mexico	Senate	Democratic	yea
Chris Van Hollen	Maryland	Senate	Democratic	yea
Mark Warner	Virginia	Senate	Democratic	yea
Elizabeth Warren	Massachusetts	Senate	Democratic	yea
Sheldon Whitehouse	Rhode Island	Senate	Democratic	yea
Roger Wicker	Mississippi	Senate	Republican	nay
Ron Wyden	Oregon	Senate	Democratic	yea