Husted Amendment - Voter Photo ID Requirement Rejected

Senate Roll Call Votes (119th Congress)

Published March 26th, 2026

Detected April 5th, 2026

Summary

The United States Senate rejected cloture on the Husted Amendment (S.Amdt. 4732) to S. 1383 by a vote of 53-47. The amendment would have required voters to provide photo identification at polling places. The cloture motion failed to achieve the required 3/5 majority (60 votes), preventing the amendment from advancing to a final Senate vote.

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What changed

The Senate voted 53-47 to reject cloture on S.Amdt. 4732, the Husted Amendment to S. 1383, which sought to establish a federal voter photo identification requirement. The amendment fell three votes short of the 60-vote threshold needed to invoke cloture and proceed to a final vote on the measure. This represents a continuation of the ongoing partisan debate over voter ID laws at the federal level.\n\nSince the cloture motion failed, no new voting requirements have been enacted. The amendment did not become law and creates no compliance obligations for any party. No deadlines, filing requirements, or penalties are associated with this vote outcome. Election administrators and voters should note that this federal proposal did not advance, though similar measures may be reintroduced in future legislative sessions.

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Roll Call Vote 119 th Congress - 2 nd Session

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Question: On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on Husted Amdt. No. 4732
) Vote Number: 73 Vote Date: March 26, 2026, 01:07 PM Required For Majority: 3/5 Vote Result: Cloture Motion Rejected Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 4732 to S.Amdt. 4420 to S. 1383 (No short title on file) Statement of Purpose: To require voters to provide photo identification. Vote Counts: YEAs 53 NAYs 47 *Information compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate bill clerk under the direction of the secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

Alphabetical by Senator Name Alsobrooks (D-MD), Nay
Armstrong (R-OK), Yea
Baldwin (D-WI), Nay
Banks (R-IN), Yea
Barrasso (R-WY), Yea
Bennet (D-CO), Nay
Blackburn (R-TN), Yea
Blumenthal (D-CT), Nay
Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Nay
Booker (D-NJ), Nay
Boozman (R-AR), Yea
Britt (R-AL), Yea
Budd (R-NC), Yea
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay
Capito (R-WV), Yea
Cassidy (R-LA), Yea
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Coons (D-DE), Nay
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea
Cortez Masto (D-NV), Nay
Cotton (R-AR), Yea
Cramer (R-ND), Yea
Crapo (R-ID), Yea
Cruz (R-TX), Yea
Curtis (R-UT), Yea
Daines (R-MT), Yea
Duckworth (D-IL), Nay
Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Ernst (R-IA), Yea
Fetterman (D-PA), Nay
Fischer (R-NE), Yea
Gallego (D-AZ), Nay
Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay
Graham (R-SC), Yea
Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Hagerty (R-TN), Yea
Hassan (D-NH), Nay
Hawley (R-MO), Yea
Heinrich (D-NM), Nay
Hickenlooper (D-CO), Nay
Hirono (D-HI), Nay
Hoeven (R-ND), Yea
Husted (R-OH), Yea
Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Yea
Johnson (R-WI), Yea
Justice (R-WV), Yea
Kaine (D-VA), Nay
Kelly (D-AZ), Nay
Kennedy (R-LA), Yea
Kim (D-NJ), Nay
King (I-ME), Nay
Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay
Lankford (R-OK), Yea
Lee (R-UT), Yea
Lujan (D-NM), Nay
Lummis (R-WY), Yea
Markey (D-MA), Nay
Marshall (R-KS), Yea
McConnell (R-KY), Yea
McCormick (R-PA), Yea
Merkley (D-OR), Nay
Moody (R-FL), Yea
Moran (R-KS), Yea
Moreno (R-OH), Yea
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murphy (D-CT), Nay
Murray (D-WA), Nay
Ossoff (D-GA), Nay
Padilla (D-CA), Nay
Paul (R-KY), Yea
Peters (D-MI), Nay
Reed (D-RI), Nay
Ricketts (R-NE), Yea
Risch (R-ID), Yea
Rosen (D-NV), Nay
Rounds (R-SD), Yea
Sanders (I-VT), Nay
Schatz (D-HI), Nay
Schiff (D-CA), Nay
Schmitt (R-MO), Yea
Schumer (D-NY), Nay
Scott (R-FL), Yea
Scott (R-SC), Yea
Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
Sheehy (R-MT), Yea
Slotkin (D-MI), Nay
Smith (D-MN), Nay
Sullivan (R-AK), Yea
Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tillis (R-NC), Yea
Tuberville (R-AL), Yea
Van Hollen (D-MD), Nay
Warner (D-VA), Nay
Warnock (D-GA), Nay
Warren (D-MA), Nay
Welch (D-VT), Nay
Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Young (R-IN), Yea
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

Grouped By Vote Position YEAs --- 53 Armstrong (R-OK)
Banks (R-IN)
Barrasso (R-WY)
Blackburn (R-TN)
Boozman (R-AR)
Britt (R-AL)
Budd (R-NC)
Capito (R-WV)
Cassidy (R-LA)
Collins (R-ME)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
Curtis (R-UT)
Daines (R-MT)
Ernst (R-IA)
Fischer (R-NE)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Hagerty (R-TN)
Hawley (R-MO)
Hoeven (R-ND)
Husted (R-OH)
Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Johnson (R-WI)
Justice (R-WV)
Kennedy (R-LA)
Lankford (R-OK)
Lee (R-UT)
Lummis (R-WY)
Marshall (R-KS)
McConnell (R-KY)
McCormick (R-PA)
Moody (R-FL)
Moran (R-KS)
Moreno (R-OH)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Paul (R-KY)
Ricketts (R-NE)
Risch (R-ID)
Rounds (R-SD)
Schmitt (R-MO)
Scott (R-FL)
Scott (R-SC)
Sheehy (R-MT)
Sullivan (R-AK)
Thune (R-SD)
Tillis (R-NC)
Tuberville (R-AL)
Wicker (R-MS)
Young (R-IN)
NAYs --- 47 Alsobrooks (D-MD)
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Booker (D-NJ)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Coons (D-DE)
Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Duckworth (D-IL)
Durbin (D-IL)
Fetterman (D-PA)
Gallego (D-AZ)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hassan (D-NH)
Heinrich (D-NM)
Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Hirono (D-HI)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kelly (D-AZ)
Kim (D-NJ)
King (I-ME)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Lujan (D-NM)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Ossoff (D-GA)
Padilla (D-CA)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Schiff (D-CA)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Slotkin (D-MI)
Smith (D-MN)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warner (D-VA)
Warnock (D-GA)
Warren (D-MA)
Welch (D-VT)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

Grouped by Home State Alabama:
Britt (R-AL), Yea Tuberville (R-AL), Yea
Alaska:
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Sullivan (R-AK), Yea
Arizona:
Gallego (D-AZ), Nay Kelly (D-AZ), Nay
Arkansas:
Boozman (R-AR), Yea Cotton (R-AR), Yea
California:
Padilla (D-CA), Nay Schiff (D-CA), Nay
Colorado:
Bennet (D-CO), Nay Hickenlooper (D-CO), Nay
Connecticut:
Blumenthal (D-CT), Nay Murphy (D-CT), Nay
Delaware:
Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Nay Coons (D-DE), Nay
Florida:
Moody (R-FL), Yea Scott (R-FL), Yea
Georgia:
Ossoff (D-GA), Nay Warnock (D-GA), Nay
Hawaii:
Hirono (D-HI), Nay Schatz (D-HI), Nay
Idaho:
Crapo (R-ID), Yea Risch (R-ID), Yea
Illinois:
Duckworth (D-IL), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Nay
Indiana:
Banks (R-IN), Yea Young (R-IN), Yea
Iowa:
Ernst (R-IA), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Yea
Kansas:
Marshall (R-KS), Yea Moran (R-KS), Yea
Kentucky:
McConnell (R-KY), Yea Paul (R-KY), Yea
Louisiana:
Cassidy (R-LA), Yea Kennedy (R-LA), Yea
Maine:
Collins (R-ME), Yea King (I-ME), Nay
Maryland:
Alsobrooks (D-MD), Nay Van Hollen (D-MD), Nay
Massachusetts:
Markey (D-MA), Nay Warren (D-MA), Nay
Michigan:
Peters (D-MI), Nay Slotkin (D-MI), Nay
Minnesota:
Klobuchar (D-MN), Nay Smith (D-MN), Nay
Mississippi:
Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Yea Wicker (R-MS), Yea
Missouri:
Hawley (R-MO), Yea Schmitt (R-MO), Yea
Montana:
Daines (R-MT), Yea Sheehy (R-MT), Yea
Nebraska:
Fischer (R-NE), Yea Ricketts (R-NE), Yea
Nevada:
Cortez Masto (D-NV), Nay Rosen (D-NV), Nay
New Hampshire:
Hassan (D-NH), Nay Shaheen (D-NH), Nay
New Jersey:
Booker (D-NJ), Nay Kim (D-NJ), Nay
New Mexico:
Heinrich (D-NM), Nay Lujan (D-NM), Nay
New York:
Gillibrand (D-NY), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay
North Carolina:
Budd (R-NC), Yea Tillis (R-NC), Yea
North Dakota:
Cramer (R-ND), Yea Hoeven (R-ND), Yea
Ohio:
Husted (R-OH), Yea Moreno (R-OH), Yea
Oklahoma:
Armstrong (R-OK), Yea Lankford (R-OK), Yea
Oregon:
Merkley (D-OR), Nay Wyden (D-OR), Nay
Pennsylvania:
Fetterman (D-PA), Nay McCormick (R-PA), Yea
Rhode Island:
Reed (D-RI), Nay Whitehouse (D-RI), Nay
South Carolina:
Graham (R-SC), Yea Scott (R-SC), Yea
South Dakota:
Rounds (R-SD), Yea Thune (R-SD), Yea
Tennessee:
Blackburn (R-TN), Yea Hagerty (R-TN), Yea
Texas:
Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Cruz (R-TX), Yea
Utah:
Curtis (R-UT), Yea Lee (R-UT), Yea
Vermont:
Sanders (I-VT), Nay Welch (D-VT), Nay
Virginia:
Kaine (D-VA), Nay Warner (D-VA), Nay
Washington:
Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Murray (D-WA), Nay
West Virginia:
Capito (R-WV), Yea Justice (R-WV), Yea
Wisconsin:
Baldwin (D-WI), Nay Johnson (R-WI), Yea
Wyoming:
Barrasso (R-WY), Yea Lummis (R-WY), Yea
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State

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