U.S. Senate · June 4, 2026
Roll call 139 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.Amdt. 5512 — To provide a clarification relating to, and to prohibit the use of funds for, the White House Ballroom.
A vote to set aside an objection that the measure breaks a budget rule A senator objected that the measure spends or cuts more than the budget allows. Sixty votes set that objection aside; fewer, and the measure is stopped by the objection without a vote on what it would do.
Blocked
53 yes 46 no
The Senate said no · recorded as “Motion Rejected”
Needed three-fifths (60 of 100 senators), the bar for ending debate.
What was being voted on
119-SAMDT-5512 — To provide a clarification relating to, and to prohibit the use of funds for, the White House Ballroom.
SA 5512, submitted by Mr. Merkley, aims to add a clarification and prohibition to bill S. 2. The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that: No authorization is provided by Congress to construct the East Wing Modernization Project. No private donations or Federal funds can be used for the East Wing Modernization Project without express authorization from Congress after the Act is enacted.
