Full List: See How Senators Voted on Respect for Marriage Act

The U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Aug. 6, 2022. Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images

The U.S. Senate on Nov. 29 approved the “Respect for Marriage Act,” with a dozen Republicans crossing the aisle to vote yes.

See below how each senator voted for the bill and each amendment that was offered.

Senators who voted for the bill:

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.)

Senators who voted against the bill:

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

Senators who did not vote:

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.)

Lee Amendment

Lee’s amendment would have barred the U.S. government from taking action against people and entities over religious beliefs about same-sex marriage. The measure failed in a 48–49 vote. Lee said he would have voted for the bill if his amendment was adopted.

Senators who voted for the Lee amendment:

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.)

Senators who voted against the Lee amendment:

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

Senators who did not vote on the Lee amendment:

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.)

Lankford Amendment

Lankford’s amendment would have clarified that people must not face penalties, including tax penalties, for not supporting same-sex or interracial marriage. The measure failed in a 45–52 vote.

Senators who voted for the Lankford amendment:

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.)

Senators who voted against the Lankford amendment:

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

Senators who did not vote on the Lankford amendment:

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.)

Rubio Amendment

Rubio’s amendment was also aimed at protecting religious liberty. The measure failed in a 45–52 vote.

Senators who voted for the Rubio amendment:

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) Sen. John Boozman (R-Ark.) Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.)

Senators who voted against the Rubio amendment:

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash) Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

Senators who did not vote on the Rubio amendment:

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.)