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Roll call · S.J.Res. 34 · 2017

Repeal broadband privacy rule

Let internet providers sell your browsing history. A yes vote sided with the telecom carriers.

What happened

This was a straight up-or-down vote. With more Yeas than Nays (50–48), it passed.

The tally

50 Yea · 48 Nay · 2 didn't vote. Officially recorded as “Passed 50-48.”

Did the no-shows matter?

John Isakson (R-GA), Rand Paul (R-KY) sat it out. And it was close enough to matter. Had those 2 voted Nay instead, it would have failed.

Party split

Yea: 50 Republicans. Nay: 46 Democrats, 2 Independents.

Crossed party lines

None. Every senator voted with their party.

Official Senate roll call ↗

Voted Yea 50

the money's side

Who lobbied this bill

58 organizations reported lobbying on this bill in 2017. Among them, familiar names from the seven worst industries:

TelecomComcast, NCTA, T-Mobile, Verizon

Source: Senate lobbying disclosures (LDA). Filings report spending across many bills at once, so there's no honest per-bill dollar figure. This is who reported working the bill, not how much they spent on it.

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.