U.S. Senate · October 29, 2025

Roll call 597 · 119th Congress, session 1

S.J.Res. 69 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Record of Decision for the Barred Owl Management…

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Blocked

25 yes 72 no

The Senate said no · recorded as “Motion to Proceed Rejected”

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

Yea: 25 Nay: 72 Not Voting: 3 100 members

What was being voted on

119-SJRES-69 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Record of Decision for the Barred Owl Management Strategy; Washington, Oregon, and California".

This joint resolution seeks to overturn a specific rule issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The rule in question involves the "Record of Decision for the Barred Owl Management Strategy" for Washington, Oregon, and California. The resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to express disapproval of this rule. If passed, the resolution dictates that the rule shall have no force or effect.

Where the votes came from

The buttons outline the members the breakdown below talks about.

How each senator votedFailed 25–72. Republicans split 22–29.Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) · Yes; Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · NoKatie Britt (R-AL) · Yes; Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · YesJohn Boozman (R-AR) · No; Tom Cotton (R-AR) · NoRuben Gallego (D-AZ) · Didn't vote; Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · NoAlex Padilla (D-CA) · No; Adam Schiff (D-CA) · NoMichael Bennet (D-CO) · No; John Hickenlooper (D-CO) · NoRichard Blumenthal (D-CT) · No; Christopher Murphy (D-CT) · NoLisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · No; Christopher Coons (D-DE) · NoAshley Moody (R-FL) · Yes; Rick Scott (R-FL) · YesJon Ossoff (D-GA) · No; Raphael Warnock (D-GA) · NoMazie Hirono (D-HI) · No; Brian Schatz (D-HI) · NoJoni Ernst (R-IA) · Yes; Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · YesMike Crapo (R-ID) · No; James Risch (R-ID) · NoRichard Durbin (D-IL) · No; Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · NoJim Banks (R-IN) · No; Todd Young (R-IN) · NoJerry Moran (R-KS) · Yes; Roger Marshall (R-KS) · YesMitch McConnell (R-KY) · No; Rand Paul (R-KY) · YesBill Cassidy (R-LA) · Yes; John Kennedy (R-LA) · YesEdward Markey (D-MA) · No; Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) · NoAngela Alsobrooks (D-MD) · No; Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · NoSusan Collins (R-ME) · Yes; Angus King (I-ME) · NoGary Peters (D-MI) · No; Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · NoAmy Klobuchar (D-MN) · No; Tina Smith (D-MN) · NoJosh Hawley (R-MO) · No; Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · NoCindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · Didn't vote; Roger Wicker (R-MS) · Didn't voteSteve Daines (R-MT) · No; Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · NoTed Budd (R-NC) · No; Thomas Tillis (R-NC) · NoKevin Cramer (R-ND) · Yes; John Hoeven (R-ND) · YesDeb Fischer (R-NE) · No; Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · NoMaggie Hassan (D-NH) · No; Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · NoCory Booker (D-NJ) · Yes; Andy Kim (D-NJ) · NoMartin Heinrich (D-NM) · No; Ben Luján (D-NM) · NoCatherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · No; Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · NoKirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) · Yes; Charles Schumer (D-NY) · NoJon Husted (R-OH) · No; Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · NoJames Lankford (R-OK) · Yes; Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) · NoJeff Merkley (D-OR) · No; Ron Wyden (D-OR) · NoJohn Fetterman (D-PA) · No; David McCormick (R-PA) · YesJohn Reed (D-RI) · No; Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · NoLindsey Graham (R-SC) · No; Tim Scott (R-SC) · YesMike Rounds (R-SD) · No; John Thune (R-SD) · NoMarsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Yes; Bill Hagerty (R-TN) · YesJohn Cornyn (R-TX) · No; Ted Cruz (R-TX) · YesJohn Curtis (R-UT) · No; Mike Lee (R-UT) · NoTimothy Kaine (D-VA) · No; Mark Warner (D-VA) · NoBernie Sanders (I-VT) · Yes; Peter Welch (D-VT) · NoMaria Cantwell (D-WA) · No; Patty Murray (D-WA) · NoTammy Baldwin (D-WI) · No; Ron Johnson (R-WI) · YesShelley Capito (R-WV) · No; James Justice (R-WV) · NoJohn Barrasso (R-WY) · No; Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) · No
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How each senator voted
AK-S1Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) · Yes
AK-S2Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · No
AL-S1Katie Britt (R-AL) · Yes
AL-S2Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · Yes
AR-S1John Boozman (R-AR) · No
AR-S2Tom Cotton (R-AR) · No
AZ-S1Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) · Didn't vote
AZ-S2Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · No
CA-S1Alex Padilla (D-CA) · No
CA-S2Adam Schiff (D-CA) · No
CO-S1Michael Bennet (D-CO) · No
CO-S2John Hickenlooper (D-CO) · No
CT-S1Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) · No
CT-S2Christopher Murphy (D-CT) · No
DE-S1Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) · No
DE-S2Christopher Coons (D-DE) · No
FL-S1Ashley Moody (R-FL) · Yes
FL-S2Rick Scott (R-FL) · Yes
GA-S1Jon Ossoff (D-GA) · No
GA-S2Raphael Warnock (D-GA) · No
HI-S1Mazie Hirono (D-HI) · No
HI-S2Brian Schatz (D-HI) · No
IA-S1Joni Ernst (R-IA) · Yes
IA-S2Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · Yes
ID-S1Mike Crapo (R-ID) · No
ID-S2James Risch (R-ID) · No
IL-S1Richard Durbin (D-IL) · No
IL-S2Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) · No
IN-S1Jim Banks (R-IN) · No
IN-S2Todd Young (R-IN) · No
KS-S1Jerry Moran (R-KS) · Yes
KS-S2Roger Marshall (R-KS) · Yes
KY-S1Mitch McConnell (R-KY) · No
KY-S2Rand Paul (R-KY) · Yes
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) · No
MD-S2Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · No
ME-S1Susan Collins (R-ME) · Yes
ME-S2Angus King (I-ME) · No
MI-S1Gary Peters (D-MI) · No
MI-S2Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) · No
MN-S1Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) · No
MN-S2Tina Smith (D-MN) · No
MO-S1Josh Hawley (R-MO) · No
MO-S2Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · No
MS-S1Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) · Didn't vote
MS-S2Roger Wicker (R-MS) · Didn't vote
MT-S1Steve Daines (R-MT) · No
MT-S2Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · No
NC-S1Ted Budd (R-NC) · No
NC-S2Thomas Tillis (R-NC) · No
ND-S1Kevin Cramer (R-ND) · Yes
ND-S2John Hoeven (R-ND) · Yes
NE-S1Deb Fischer (R-NE) · No
NE-S2Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · No
NH-S1Maggie Hassan (D-NH) · No
NH-S2Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · No
NJ-S1Cory Booker (D-NJ) · Yes
NJ-S2Andy Kim (D-NJ) · No
NM-S1Martin Heinrich (D-NM) · No
NM-S2Ben Luján (D-NM) · No
NV-S1Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · No
NV-S2Jacky Rosen (D-NV) · No
NY-S1Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) · Yes
NY-S2Charles Schumer (D-NY) · No
OH-S1Jon Husted (R-OH) · No
OH-S2Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · No
OK-S1James Lankford (R-OK) · Yes
OK-S2Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) · No
OR-S1Jeff Merkley (D-OR) · No
OR-S2Ron Wyden (D-OR) · No
PA-S1John Fetterman (D-PA) · No
PA-S2David McCormick (R-PA) · Yes
RI-S1John Reed (D-RI) · No
RI-S2Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) · No
SC-S1Lindsey Graham (R-SC) · No
SC-S2Tim Scott (R-SC) · Yes
SD-S1Mike Rounds (R-SD) · No
SD-S2John Thune (R-SD) · No
TN-S1Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) · Yes
TN-S2Bill Hagerty (R-TN) · Yes
TX-S1John Cornyn (R-TX) · No
TX-S2Ted Cruz (R-TX) · Yes
UT-S1John Curtis (R-UT) · No
UT-S2Mike Lee (R-UT) · No
VA-S1Timothy Kaine (D-VA) · No
VA-S2Mark Warner (D-VA) · No
VT-S1Bernie Sanders (I-VT) · Yes
VT-S2Peter Welch (D-VT) · No
WA-S1Maria Cantwell (D-WA) · No
WA-S2Patty Murray (D-WA) · No
WI-S1Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) · No
WI-S2Ron Johnson (R-WI) · Yes
WV-S1Shelley Capito (R-WV) · No
WV-S2James Justice (R-WV) · No
WY-S1John Barrasso (R-WY) · No
WY-S2Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) · No

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The vote, broken down

Failed 25–72. Republicans split 22–29.

How your senators voted

  • Republicans split, 22 yes and 29 no

    Democrats voted no 42–2.

  • 2 Democrats voted yes, against most of their party

How each member voted (100)

25 yea, 72 nay, 3 not voting
The Senate recorded this as… (show)

On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 69 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Record of Decision for the Barred Owl Management Strategy; Washington, Oregon, and California".

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