Roll call · S. 2747 · 2021
Freedom to Vote Act
Aimed to curb big money and tighten disclosure. Blocking it protected dark-money spending.
What happened
This was a procedural vote. Senators had to reach 60 of 100 to beat a filibuster and let it move forward. Only 49 agreed, 11 short, so it was blocked and went no further.
The tally
49 Yea · 51 Nay. Officially recorded as “Cloture rejected 49-51.”
Party split
Yea: 47 Democrats, 2 Independents. Nay: 1 Democrat, 50 Republicans.
Crossed party lines
1 Democrat crossed over: Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Voted Yea 49
- Tammy BaldwinD-WI
- Michael BennetD-CO
- Richard BlumenthalD-CT
- Cory BookerD-NJ
- Sherrod BrownD-OH
- Maria CantwellD-WA
- Ben CardinD-MD
- Thomas CarperD-DE
- Bob CaseyD-PA
- Christopher CoonsD-DE
- Catherine Cortez MastoD-NV
- Tammy DuckworthD-IL
- Richard DurbinD-IL
- Dianne FeinsteinD-CA
- Kirsten GillibrandD-NY
- Maggie HassanD-NH
- Martin HeinrichD-NM
- John HickenlooperD-CO
- Mazie HironoD-HI
- Timothy KaineD-VA
- Mark KellyD-AZ
- Angus KingI-ME
- Amy KlobucharD-MN
- Patrick LeahyD-VT
- Ben LujanD-NM
- Joseph ManchinD-WV
- Edward MarkeyD-MA
- Robert MenendezD-NJ
- Jeff MerkleyD-OR
- Christopher MurphyD-CT
- Patty MurrayD-WA
- Jon OssoffD-GA
- Alex PadillaD-CA
- Gary PetersD-MI
- John ReedD-RI
- Jacklyn RosenD-NV
- Bernard SandersI-VT
- Brian SchatzD-HI
- Jeanne ShaheenD-NH
- Kyrsten SinemaD-AZ
- Tina SmithD-MN
- Debbie StabenowD-MI
- Jon TesterD-MT
- Chris Van HollenD-MD
- Mark WarnerD-VA
- Raphael WarnockD-GA
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MA
- Sheldon WhitehouseD-RI
- Ron WydenD-OR
Voted Nay 51
the money's side- John BarrassoR-WY
- Marsha BlackburnR-TN
- Roy BluntR-MO
- John BoozmanR-AR
- Mike BraunR-IN
- Richard BurrR-NC
- Shelley CapitoR-WV
- Bill CassidyR-LA
- Susan CollinsR-ME
- John CornynR-TX
- Tom CottonR-AR
- Kevin CramerR-ND
- Mike CrapoR-ID
- Ted CruzR-TX
- Steve DainesR-MT
- Joni ErnstR-IA
- Deb FischerR-NE
- Lindsey GrahamR-SC
- Charles GrassleyR-IA
- Bill HagertyR-TN
- Josh HawleyR-MO
- John HoevenR-ND
- Cindy Hyde-SmithR-MS
- Jim InhofeR-OK
- Ron JohnsonR-WI
- John KennedyR-LA
- James LankfordR-OK
- Mike LeeR-UT
- Cynthia LummisR-WY
- Roger MarshallR-KS
- Mitch McConnellR-KY
- Jerry MoranR-KS
- Lisa MurkowskiR-AK
- Rand PaulR-KY
- Rob PortmanR-OH
- James RischR-ID
- Mitt RomneyR-UT
- Mike RoundsR-SD
- Marco RubioR-FL
- Ben SasseR-NE
- Charles SchumerD-NY
- Rick ScottR-FL
- Tim ScottR-SC
- Richard ShelbyR-AL
- Dan SullivanR-AK
- John ThuneR-SD
- Thomas TillisR-NC
- Patrick ToomeyR-PA
- Tommy TubervilleR-AL
- Roger WickerR-MS
- Todd YoungR-IN
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.