Roll call · S. 1 · 2015
Approve Keystone XL pipeline
Forced approval of the oil pipeline backed by the fossil-fuel industry, bypassing review.
What happened
This was a straight up-or-down vote. With more Yeas than Nays (62–36), it passed.
The tally
62 Yea · 36 Nay · 2 didn't vote. Officially recorded as “Passed 62-36.”
Did the no-shows matter?
Harry Reid (D-NV), Marco Rubio (R-FL) sat it out. It wouldn't have changed the result. Even if all 2 had voted Nay, it still passes.
Party split
Yea: 9 Democrats, 53 Republicans. Nay: 34 Democrats, 2 Independents.
Crossed party lines
9 Democrats crossed over: Michael Bennet (D-CO), Thomas Carper (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Jon Tester (D-MT), Mark Warner (D-VA)
Voted Yea 62
the money's side- Lamar AlexanderR-TN
- Kelly AyotteR-NH
- John BarrassoR-WY
- Michael BennetD-CO
- Roy BluntR-MO
- John BoozmanR-AR
- Richard BurrR-NC
- Shelley CapitoR-WV
- Thomas CarperD-DE
- Bob CaseyD-PA
- Bill CassidyR-LA
- Dan CoatsR-IN
- Thad CochranR-MS
- Susan CollinsR-ME
- Bob CorkerR-TN
- John CornynR-TX
- Tom CottonR-AR
- Mike CrapoR-ID
- Ted CruzR-TX
- Steve DainesR-MT
- Joe DonnellyD-IN
- Mike EnziR-WY
- Joni ErnstR-IA
- Deb FischerR-NE
- Jeff FlakeR-AZ
- Cory GardnerR-CO
- Lindsey GrahamR-SC
- Chuck GrassleyR-IA
- Orrin HatchR-UT
- Heidi HeitkampD-ND
- Dean HellerR-NV
- John HoevenR-ND
- Jim InhofeR-OK
- Johnny IsaksonR-GA
- Ron JohnsonR-WI
- Mark KirkR-IL
- James LankfordR-OK
- Mike LeeR-UT
- Joe ManchinD-WV
- John McCainR-AZ
- Claire McCaskillD-MO
- Mitch McConnellR-KY
- Jerry MoranR-KS
- Lisa MurkowskiR-AK
- Rand PaulR-KY
- David PerdueR-GA
- Rob PortmanR-OH
- James RischR-ID
- Pat RobertsR-KS
- Mike RoundsR-SD
- Ben SasseR-NE
- Timothy ScottR-SC
- Jefferson SessionsR-AL
- Richard ShelbyR-AL
- Dan SullivanR-AK
- Jon TesterD-MT
- John ThuneR-SD
- Thomas TillisR-NC
- Pat ToomeyR-PA
- David VitterR-LA
- Mark WarnerD-VA
- Roger WickerR-MS
Voted Nay 36
- Tammy BaldwinD-WI
- Richard BlumenthalD-CT
- Cory BookerD-NJ
- Barbara BoxerD-CA
- Sherrod BrownD-OH
- Maria CantwellD-WA
- Ben CardinD-MD
- Christopher CoonsD-DE
- Richard DurbinD-IL
- Dianne FeinsteinD-CA
- Al FrankenD-MN
- Kirsten GillibrandD-NY
- Martin HeinrichD-NM
- Mazie HironoD-HI
- Timothy KaineD-VA
- Angus KingI-ME
- Amy KlobucharD-MN
- Patrick LeahyD-VT
- Edward MarkeyD-MA
- Robert MenendezD-NJ
- Jeff MerkleyD-OR
- Barbara MikulskiD-MD
- Christopher MurphyD-CT
- Patty MurrayD-WA
- Bill NelsonD-FL
- Gary PetersD-MI
- John ReedD-RI
- Bernie SandersI-VT
- Brian SchatzD-HI
- Charles SchumerD-NY
- Jeanne ShaheenD-NH
- Debbie StabenowD-MI
- Tom UdallD-NM
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MA
- Sheldon WhitehouseD-RI
- Ron WydenD-OR
A gold dot marks the side that favored concentrated money on this vote. Senators in office today are clickable, so tap any name for their full record. Source: the official Senate roll call, linked above.