U.S. Senate · June 4, 2026
Roll call 143 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.Amdt. 5556 — To prohibit an individual from acting as Director of National Intelligence if such individual is simultaneously serving as the head of any other Federal department or agency.
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
49 yes 49 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-5556 — To prohibit an individual from acting as Director of National Intelligence if such individual is simultaneously serving as the head of any other Federal department or agency.
SA 5556, submitted by Mr. Warner and Mr. Kelly, aims to add a new section to bill S. 2. The purpose of this amendment is to create a limitation on the service of the Director of National Intelligence. Specifically, it would prohibit any Senate-confirmed head of another Federal department or agency from being directed to perform the duties and functions of the Director of National Intelligence while serving in an acting capacity.
