To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any damages, other than… — Senate Roll Call 257

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to in the Senate on November 9, 2026 · 73 Yea, 25 Nay, 2 Not Voting

Question: Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 2347

Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act This bill excludes from gross income certain damages received by an individual due to any sexual act or sexual contact and establishes the applicable burden of proof in court proceedings regarding the characterization of such damages for federal tax purposes.  Under current law, amounts received as damages (other than punitive damages) from a judgment, award, or settlement of a claim may be excluded from gross income and, thus, are not subject to federal inc…

Vote Breakdown by Party

• Republican: 51 Yea, 1 Nay, 1 not voting/present.
• Democrat: 21 Yea, 23 Nay, 1 not voting/present.
• Independent: 1 Yea, 1 Nay.

Members Who Voted Against Their Party

• Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Christopher Coons (D-DE) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• John Fetterman (D-PA) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Martin Heinrich (D-NM) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• John Hickenlooper (D-CO) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Andy Kim (D-NJ) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• …and 12 more — see the full breakdown below.

Sources: official roll call (senate.gov), H.R. 2347 on congress.gov. How VoteSee uses this data

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