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Senate Vote 53 (114th Congress, 1st Session) · February 5, 2015
H.R. 240

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed

A bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.

ClotureBudget & spending
01
The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

03
The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
Cite this record
Reference number
vote-114-s53
Last checked
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Power & Politics. (2026, November 4). Senate recorded vote (114th Congress): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (H.R. 240) [Roll-call vote record]. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-114-s53

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Senate recorded vote (114th Congress): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (H.R. 240)." Last modified November 4, 2026. Accessed November 4, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-114-s53.

BibTeX
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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Senate recorded vote (114th Congress): On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (H.R. 240)}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/vote-114-s53}},
  note         = {Reference number vote-114-s53; official source: U.S. Senate roll-call vote record, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll\_call\_votes/vote1141/vote\_114\_1\_00053.htm; last checked November 4, 2026; accessed November 4, 2026}
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The tally

How the vote fell

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.R. 240

January 14, 2015 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 237–190 January 14, 2015 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 218–209 January 14, 2015 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 278–149 January 14, 2015 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 253–171 January 14, 2015 · On Agreeing to the Amendment · 260–167 January 14, 2015 · On Motion to Recommit with Instructions · 184–244 January 14, 2015 · On Passage · 236–191 February 3, 2015 · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · 51–48 February 4, 2015 · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · 53–47 February 23, 2015 · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · 47–46 February 25, 2015 · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · 98–2 February 27, 2015 · On Motion to Request a Conference · 228–191 February 27, 2015 · On Motion to Instruct Conferees · 201–218 February 27, 2015 · On the Cloture Motion · 68–31 February 27, 2015 · On the Motion to Table · 34–65 February 27, 2015 · On the Amendment · 66–33 February 27, 2015 · On Passage of the Bill · 68–31 March 2, 2015 · On the Cloture Motion · 47–43 March 2, 2015 · On the Motion to Table · 58–31 March 3, 2015 · On Motion to Table the Senate Amendment · 140–278 March 3, 2015 · On Motion to Recede and Concur in the Senate … · 257–167
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 19 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 17 every one voted no; 14 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 2 yes, 0 no
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 1 no
  8. North Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 2 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 2 yes, 0 no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 1 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 0 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 1 yes, 1 no
  32. West Virginia: 1 yes, 1 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 1 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Arkansas 2 yes, 0 no

Arizona 2 yes, 0 no

California 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Colorado 1 yes, 1 no

Connecticut 0 yes, 2 no

Florida 1 yes, 1 no

Georgia 2 yes, 0 no

Hawaii 0 yes, 2 no

Illinois 1 yes, 1 no

Indiana 1 yes, 1 no

Kansas 2 yes, 0 no

Kentucky 1 yes, 1 no

Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Michigan 0 yes, 2 no

Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no

Missouri 1 yes, 1 no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 1 yes, 1 no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

North Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Nebraska 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no

New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no

Nevada 0 yes, 2 no

Ohio 1 yes, 1 no

Oregon 0 yes, 2 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

Texas 2 yes, 0 no

Utah 2 yes, 0 no

Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Washington 0 yes, 2 no

Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no

West Virginia 1 yes, 1 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 100 members

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