U.S. Senate · January 30, 2026
Roll call 15 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.Amdt. 4236 — To strike all earmarks.
A vote to kill something without debating it Setting a measure aside permanently. A successful motion to table ends the matter, so a vote for tabling is a vote against whatever was tabled.
Motion to Table Agreed to
67 yes 33 no
The Senate said yes
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
119-SAMDT-4236 — To strike all earmarks.
SA 4236, submitted by Mr. LEE, is an amendment to bill H.R. 7148. The purpose of this amendment is to add a section titled STRIKE OF EARMARKS. It aims to change the bill by stating that no funds provided under any division of the Act can be used for any Congressionally Directed Spending project specified in any provision of those divisions.
