VA Reproductive Health Services Congressional Disapproval Resolution Fails
Summary
The Senate rejected a motion to proceed on S.J. Res. 103, a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn a VA rule on Reproductive Health Services. The vote failed 48-50 with 2 not voting, falling short of the majority needed. The existing VA reproductive health services rule remains in effect.
What changed
The Senate voted 48-50 (2 not voting) to reject the motion to proceed on S.J. Res. 103, a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 8) to disapprove the Department of Veterans Affairs rule on Reproductive Health Services. The resolution required a simple majority but failed to achieve it, leaving the underlying VA rule intact.
This vote does not create new compliance obligations. The existing VA reproductive health services rule continues to apply. Affected parties should maintain current compliance with the VA rule as written. No immediate action is required by regulated entities as a result of this failed resolution.
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Roll Call Vote 119 th Congress - 2 nd Session
XML Vote Summary
Question: On the Motion to Proceed (Motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 103
) Vote Number: 72 Vote Date: March 25, 2026, 06:45 PM Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected Measure Number: S.J.Res. 103 Measure Title: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services". Vote Counts: YEAs 48 NAYs 50 Not Voting 2 *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), Yea
Armstrong (R-OK), Nay
Baldwin (D-WI), Yea
Banks (R-IN), Nay
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay
Bennet (D-CO), Yea
Blackburn (R-TN), Nay
Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea
Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Yea
Booker (D-NJ), Yea
Boozman (R-AR), Nay
Britt (R-AL), Nay
Budd (R-NC), Nay
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea
Capito (R-WV), Nay
Cassidy (R-LA), Nay
Collins (R-ME), Yea
Coons (D-DE), Yea
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay
Cortez Masto (D-NV), Yea
Cotton (R-AR), Nay
Cramer (R-ND), Nay
Crapo (R-ID), Nay
Cruz (R-TX), Nay
Curtis (R-UT), Not Voting
Daines (R-MT), Nay
Duckworth (D-IL), Yea
Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Ernst (R-IA), Nay
Fetterman (D-PA), Yea
Fischer (R-NE), Nay
Gallego (D-AZ), Yea
Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea
Graham (R-SC), Nay
Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Hagerty (R-TN), Nay
Hassan (D-NH), Yea
Hawley (R-MO), Nay
Heinrich (D-NM), Yea
Hickenlooper (D-CO), Yea
Hirono (D-HI), Yea
Hoeven (R-ND), Nay
Husted (R-OH), Nay
Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Nay
Johnson (R-WI), Nay
Justice (R-WV), Nay
Kaine (D-VA), Yea
Kelly (D-AZ), Yea
Kennedy (R-LA), Nay
Kim (D-NJ), Yea
King (I-ME), Yea
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea
Lankford (R-OK), Nay
Lee (R-UT), Nay
Lujan (D-NM), Yea
Lummis (R-WY), Nay
Markey (D-MA), Yea
Marshall (R-KS), Nay
McConnell (R-KY), Nay
McCormick (R-PA), Nay
Merkley (D-OR), Yea
Moody (R-FL), Nay
Moran (R-KS), Nay
Moreno (R-OH), Nay
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Murphy (D-CT), Yea
Murray (D-WA), Yea
Ossoff (D-GA), Yea
Padilla (D-CA), Yea
Paul (R-KY), Nay
Peters (D-MI), Yea
Reed (D-RI), Yea
Ricketts (R-NE), Nay
Risch (R-ID), Nay
Rosen (D-NV), Yea
Rounds (R-SD), Nay
Sanders (I-VT), Yea
Schatz (D-HI), Not Voting
Schiff (D-CA), Yea
Schmitt (R-MO), Nay
Schumer (D-NY), Yea
Scott (R-FL), Nay
Scott (R-SC), Nay
Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
Sheehy (R-MT), Nay
Slotkin (D-MI), Yea
Smith (D-MN), Yea
Sullivan (R-AK), Nay
Thune (R-SD), Nay
Tillis (R-NC), Nay
Tuberville (R-AL), Nay
Van Hollen (D-MD), Yea
Warner (D-VA), Yea
Warnock (D-GA), Yea
Warren (D-MA), Yea
Welch (D-VT), Yea
Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Young (R-IN), Nay
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State
Grouped By Vote Position YEAs --- 48 Alsobrooks (D-MD)
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Blumenthal (D-CT)
Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
Booker (D-NJ)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Collins (R-ME)
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)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murphy (D-CT)
Murray (D-WA)
Ossoff (D-GA)
Padilla (D-CA)
Peters (D-MI)
Reed (D-RI)
Rosen (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
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)
NAYs --- 50 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)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Cotton (R-AR)
Cramer (R-ND)
Crapo (R-ID)
Cruz (R-TX)
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)
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)
Not Voting -
2 Curtis (R-UT)
Schatz (D-HI)
Vote Summary By Senator Name By Vote Position By Home State
Grouped by Home State Alabama:
Britt (R-AL), Nay Tuberville (R-AL), Nay
Alaska:
Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Sullivan (R-AK), Nay
Arizona:
Gallego (D-AZ), Yea Kelly (D-AZ), Yea
Arkansas:
Boozman (R-AR), Nay Cotton (R-AR), Nay
California:
Padilla (D-CA), Yea Schiff (D-CA), Yea
Colorado:
Bennet (D-CO), Yea Hickenlooper (D-CO), Yea
Connecticut:
Blumenthal (D-CT), Yea Murphy (D-CT), Yea
Delaware:
Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Yea Coons (D-DE), Yea
Florida:
Moody (R-FL), Nay Scott (R-FL), Nay
Georgia:
Ossoff (D-GA), Yea Warnock (D-GA), Yea
Hawaii:
Hirono (D-HI), Yea Schatz (D-HI), Not Voting
Idaho:
Crapo (R-ID), Nay Risch (R-ID), Nay
Illinois:
Duckworth (D-IL), Yea Durbin (D-IL), Yea
Indiana:
Banks (R-IN), Nay Young (R-IN), Nay
Iowa:
Ernst (R-IA), Nay Grassley (R-IA), Nay
Kansas:
Marshall (R-KS), Nay Moran (R-KS), Nay
Kentucky:
McConnell (R-KY), Nay Paul (R-KY), Nay
Louisiana:
Cassidy (R-LA), Nay Kennedy (R-LA), Nay
Maine:
Collins (R-ME), Yea King (I-ME), Yea
Maryland:
Alsobrooks (D-MD), Yea Van Hollen (D-MD), Yea
Massachusetts:
Markey (D-MA), Yea Warren (D-MA), Yea
Michigan:
Peters (D-MI), Yea Slotkin (D-MI), Yea
Minnesota:
Klobuchar (D-MN), Yea Smith (D-MN), Yea
Mississippi:
Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Nay Wicker (R-MS), Nay
Missouri:
Hawley (R-MO), Nay Schmitt (R-MO), Nay
Montana:
Daines (R-MT), Nay Sheehy (R-MT), Nay
Nebraska:
Fischer (R-NE), Nay Ricketts (R-NE), Nay
Nevada:
Cortez Masto (D-NV), Yea Rosen (D-NV), Yea
New Hampshire:
Hassan (D-NH), Yea Shaheen (D-NH), Yea
New Jersey:
Booker (D-NJ), Yea Kim (D-NJ), Yea
New Mexico:
Heinrich (D-NM), Yea Lujan (D-NM), Yea
New York:
Gillibrand (D-NY), Yea Schumer (D-NY), Yea
North Carolina:
Budd (R-NC), Nay Tillis (R-NC), Nay
North Dakota:
Cramer (R-ND), Nay Hoeven (R-ND), Nay
Ohio:
Husted (R-OH), Nay Moreno (R-OH), Nay
Oklahoma:
Armstrong (R-OK), Nay Lankford (R-OK), Nay
Oregon:
Merkley (D-OR), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Yea
Pennsylvania:
Fetterman (D-PA), Yea McCormick (R-PA), Nay
Rhode Island:
Reed (D-RI), Yea Whitehouse (D-RI), Yea
South Carolina:
Graham (R-SC), Nay Scott (R-SC), Nay
South Dakota:
Rounds (R-SD), Nay Thune (R-SD), Nay
Tennessee:
Blackburn (R-TN), Nay Hagerty (R-TN), Nay
Texas:
Cornyn (R-TX), Nay Cruz (R-TX), Nay
Utah:
Curtis (R-UT), Not Voting Lee (R-UT), Nay
Vermont:
Sanders (I-VT), Yea Welch (D-VT), Yea
Virginia:
Kaine (D-VA), Yea Warner (D-VA), Yea
Washington:
Cantwell (D-WA), Yea Murray (D-WA), Yea
West Virginia:
Capito (R-WV), Nay Justice (R-WV), Nay
Wisconsin:
Baldwin (D-WI), Yea Johnson (R-WI), Nay
Wyoming:
Barrasso (R-WY), Nay Lummis (R-WY), Nay
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