U.S. Senate · April 23, 2026
Roll call 98 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.Amdt. 5001 — To create a point of order against legislation that would not decrease home electricity bills.
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
48 yes 50 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-5001 — To create a point of order against legislation that would not decrease home electricity bills.
SA 5001, proposed by Mr. MARKEY, aims to add a new section to title IV of S. Con. Res. 33. The purpose of this amendment is to create a point of order in the Senate. This means it would block the consideration of any: Bill Joint resolution Motion Amendment Amendment between the Houses Conference report That would not decrease home electricity bills. To waive or suspend this rule, or to sustain an appeal of the Chair's ruling, an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate is required.
