CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

U.S. Senate · September 4, 2025

Roll call 503 · 119th Congress, session 1

S. 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

A vote on whether to start debating something This decides only whether the chamber takes the measure up at all. Nothing about the measure itself has been decided when it passes.

Motion to Proceed Agreed to

83 yes 13 no

The Senate said yes

Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.

Yea: 83 Nay: 13 Not Voting: 4 100 members

What was being voted on

119-S-2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

This legislation authorizes funding and personnel for the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy's national security activities, and military construction for fiscal year 2026. It includes the Intelligence Authorization Act, the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, and the ROAD to Housing Act. The bill addresses global security, specifically countering threats from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, while overseeing nuclear stockpile modernization. Additionally, it provides extensive updates to military healthcare, family support, and affordable housing initiatives.

Where the votes came from

The buttons outline the members the breakdown below talks about.

How each senator votedPassed 83–13. Democrats split 34–11.Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) · Yes; Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · YesKatie Britt (R-AL) · Yes; Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · YesJohn Boozman (R-AR) · Yes; Tom Cotton (R-AR) · YesRuben Gallego (D-AZ) · Yes; Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · YesAlex Padilla (D-CA) · No; Adam Schiff (D-CA) · YesMichael Bennet (D-CO) · Yes; John Hickenlooper (D-CO) · YesRichard Blumenthal (D-CT) · Yes; Christopher Murphy (D-CT) · YesLisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · Yes; Christopher Coons (D-DE) · YesAshley Moody (R-FL) · Yes; Rick Scott (R-FL) · YesJon Ossoff (D-GA) · Yes; Raphael Warnock (D-GA) · YesMazie Hirono (D-HI) · Yes; Brian Schatz (D-HI) · NoJoni Ernst (R-IA) · Yes; Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · YesMike Crapo (R-ID) · Yes; James Risch (R-ID) · YesRichard Durbin (D-IL) · Yes; Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · YesJim Banks (R-IN) · Yes; Todd Young (R-IN) · YesJerry Moran (R-KS) · Yes; Roger Marshall (R-KS) · YesMitch McConnell (R-KY) · Yes; Rand Paul (R-KY) · NoBill Cassidy (R-LA) · Yes; John Kennedy (R-LA) · YesEdward Markey (D-MA) · No; Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) · NoAngela Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Yes; Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · NoSusan Collins (R-ME) · Yes; Angus King (I-ME) · YesGary Peters (D-MI) · Yes; Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · YesAmy Klobuchar (D-MN) · Yes; Tina Smith (D-MN) · NoJosh Hawley (R-MO) · Yes; Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · YesCindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · Yes; Roger Wicker (R-MS) · YesSteve Daines (R-MT) · Yes; Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · YesTed Budd (R-NC) · Yes; Thomas Tillis (R-NC) · YesKevin Cramer (R-ND) · Yes; John Hoeven (R-ND) · YesDeb Fischer (R-NE) · Yes; Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · YesMaggie Hassan (D-NH) · Yes; Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · YesCory Booker (D-NJ) · No; Andy Kim (D-NJ) · YesMartin Heinrich (D-NM) · Yes; Ben Luján (D-NM) · YesCatherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · Yes; Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · YesKirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) · Yes; Charles Schumer (D-NY) · YesJon Husted (R-OH) · Yes; Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · YesJames Lankford (R-OK) · Yes; Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) · YesJeff Merkley (D-OR) · No; Ron Wyden (D-OR) · NoJohn Fetterman (D-PA) · Yes; David McCormick (R-PA) · YesJohn Reed (D-RI) · Yes; Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · YesLindsey Graham (R-SC) · Yes; Tim Scott (R-SC) · Didn't voteMike Rounds (R-SD) · Yes; John Thune (R-SD) · YesMarsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Didn't vote; Bill Hagerty (R-TN) · Didn't voteJohn Cornyn (R-TX) · Yes; Ted Cruz (R-TX) · YesJohn Curtis (R-UT) · Yes; Mike Lee (R-UT) · YesTimothy Kaine (D-VA) · Yes; Mark Warner (D-VA) · YesBernie Sanders (I-VT) · No; Peter Welch (D-VT) · NoMaria Cantwell (D-WA) · Yes; Patty Murray (D-WA) · YesTammy Baldwin (D-WI) · No; Ron Johnson (R-WI) · YesShelley Capito (R-WV) · Didn't vote; James Justice (R-WV) · YesJohn Barrasso (R-WY) · Yes; Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) · Yes
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How each senator voted
AK-S1Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) · Yes
AK-S2Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · Yes
AL-S1Katie Britt (R-AL) · Yes
AL-S2Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · Yes
AR-S1John Boozman (R-AR) · Yes
AR-S2Tom Cotton (R-AR) · Yes
AZ-S1Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) · Yes
AZ-S2Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · Yes
CA-S1Alex Padilla (D-CA) · No
CA-S2Adam Schiff (D-CA) · Yes
CO-S1Michael Bennet (D-CO) · Yes
CO-S2John Hickenlooper (D-CO) · Yes
CT-S1Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) · Yes
CT-S2Christopher Murphy (D-CT) · Yes
DE-S1Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · Yes
DE-S2Christopher Coons (D-DE) · Yes
FL-S1Ashley Moody (R-FL) · Yes
FL-S2Rick Scott (R-FL) · Yes
GA-S1Jon Ossoff (D-GA) · Yes
GA-S2Raphael Warnock (D-GA) · Yes
HI-S1Mazie Hirono (D-HI) · Yes
HI-S2Brian Schatz (D-HI) · No
IA-S1Joni Ernst (R-IA) · Yes
IA-S2Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · Yes
ID-S1Mike Crapo (R-ID) · Yes
ID-S2James Risch (R-ID) · Yes
IL-S1Richard Durbin (D-IL) · Yes
IL-S2Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · Yes
IN-S1Jim Banks (R-IN) · Yes
IN-S2Todd Young (R-IN) · Yes
KS-S1Jerry Moran (R-KS) · Yes
KS-S2Roger Marshall (R-KS) · Yes
KY-S1Mitch McConnell (R-KY) · Yes
KY-S2Rand Paul (R-KY) · No
LA-S1Bill Cassidy (R-LA) · Yes
LA-S2John Kennedy (R-LA) · Yes
MA-S1Edward Markey (D-MA) · No
MA-S2Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) · No
MD-S1Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) · Yes
MD-S2Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · No
ME-S1Susan Collins (R-ME) · Yes
ME-S2Angus King (I-ME) · Yes
MI-S1Gary Peters (D-MI) · Yes
MI-S2Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · Yes
MN-S1Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) · Yes
MN-S2Tina Smith (D-MN) · No
MO-S1Josh Hawley (R-MO) · Yes
MO-S2Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · Yes
MS-S1Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · Yes
MS-S2Roger Wicker (R-MS) · Yes
MT-S1Steve Daines (R-MT) · Yes
MT-S2Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · Yes
NC-S1Ted Budd (R-NC) · Yes
NC-S2Thomas Tillis (R-NC) · Yes
ND-S1Kevin Cramer (R-ND) · Yes
ND-S2John Hoeven (R-ND) · Yes
NE-S1Deb Fischer (R-NE) · Yes
NE-S2Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · Yes
NH-S1Maggie Hassan (D-NH) · Yes
NH-S2Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · Yes
NJ-S1Cory Booker (D-NJ) · No
NJ-S2Andy Kim (D-NJ) · Yes
NM-S1Martin Heinrich (D-NM) · Yes
NM-S2Ben Luján (D-NM) · Yes
NV-S1Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · Yes
NV-S2Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · Yes
NY-S1Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) · Yes
NY-S2Charles Schumer (D-NY) · Yes
OH-S1Jon Husted (R-OH) · Yes
OH-S2Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · Yes
OK-S1James Lankford (R-OK) · Yes
OK-S2Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) · Yes
OR-S1Jeff Merkley (D-OR) · No
OR-S2Ron Wyden (D-OR) · No
PA-S1John Fetterman (D-PA) · Yes
PA-S2David McCormick (R-PA) · Yes
RI-S1John Reed (D-RI) · Yes
RI-S2Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · Yes
SC-S1Lindsey Graham (R-SC) · Yes
SC-S2Tim Scott (R-SC) · Didn't vote
SD-S1Mike Rounds (R-SD) · Yes
SD-S2John Thune (R-SD) · Yes
TN-S1Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Didn't vote
TN-S2Bill Hagerty (R-TN) · Didn't vote
TX-S1John Cornyn (R-TX) · Yes
TX-S2Ted Cruz (R-TX) · Yes
UT-S1John Curtis (R-UT) · Yes
UT-S2Mike Lee (R-UT) · Yes
VA-S1Timothy Kaine (D-VA) · Yes
VA-S2Mark Warner (D-VA) · Yes
VT-S1Bernie Sanders (I-VT) · No
VT-S2Peter Welch (D-VT) · No
WA-S1Maria Cantwell (D-WA) · Yes
WA-S2Patty Murray (D-WA) · Yes
WI-S1Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) · No
WI-S2Ron Johnson (R-WI) · Yes
WV-S1Shelley Capito (R-WV) · Didn't vote
WV-S2James Justice (R-WV) · Yes
WY-S1John Barrasso (R-WY) · Yes
WY-S2Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) · Yes

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The vote, broken down

Passed 83–13. Democrats split 34–11.

How your senators voted

  • Democrats split, 34 yes and 11 no

    Republicans voted yes 48–1.

  • 1 Republican voted no, against most of their party

    Paul does it about 1 in 6 votes.

  • The House passed S. 1071, 312–112, in December

    It has the same title as this one.

    The House vote

How each member voted (100)

83 yea, 13 nay, 4 not voting
The Senate recorded this as… (show)

On the Motion to Proceed S. 2296 — An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

The voting data is collected from the Senate's own data file for this vote (raw XML).