substantiveMay 8, 2025 · Senate roll call · passage · Result: Joint Resolution Passed
On the Joint Resolution — S.J. Res. 7
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".
In plain language
- Senate joint resolution in the 119th Congress.
- Nullifies the final rule issued by the Federal Communications Commission titled Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate.
- Senate passed it on May 8, 2025 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Federal Communications Commission titled Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program and published on August 20, 2024. The rule permits schools and libraries participating in the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support program (E-Rate) to purchase discounted Wi-Fi hotspots and associated mobile connectivity service for off-premises use by students, school staff, and library patrons. Under the rule, E-Rate participants must implement acceptable use policies that require hotspots to be used primarily for educational purposes.
Roll-call breakdown
Yea50
Republican: 50
Nay38
Democrat: 36 · Independent: 2
Present0
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Not Voting12
Democrat: 9 · Republican: 3
How each member voted (100)
Yea (50)
- Ashley Moody (Republican–FL)
- Bernie Moreno (Republican–OH)
- Bill Cassidy (Republican–LA)
- Bill Hagerty (Republican–TN)
- Chuck Grassley (Republican–IA)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican–MS)
- Dan Sullivan (Republican–AK)
- David McCormick (Republican–PA)
- Deb Fischer (Republican–NE)
- Eric Schmitt (Republican–MO)
- James C. Justice (Republican–WV)
- James Lankford (Republican–OK)
- Jerry Moran (Republican–KS)
- Jim Banks (Republican–IN)
- John Barrasso (Republican–WY)
- John Boozman (Republican–AR)
- John Cornyn (Republican–TX)
- John Hoeven (Republican–ND)
- John Kennedy (Republican–LA)
- John R. Curtis (Republican–UT)
- John Thune (Republican–SD)
- Jon Husted (Republican–OH)
- Joni Ernst (Republican–IA)
- Josh Hawley (Republican–MO)
- Katie Boyd Britt (Republican–AL)
- Kevin Cramer (Republican–ND)
- Lindsey Graham (Republican–SC)
- Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK)
- Markwayne Mullin (Republican–OK)
- Marsha Blackburn (Republican–TN)
- Mike Crapo (Republican–ID)
- Mike Lee (Republican–UT)
- Mike Rounds (Republican–SD)
- Mitch McConnell (Republican–KY)
- Pete Ricketts (Republican–NE)
- Rand Paul (Republican–KY)
- Rick Scott (Republican–FL)
- Roger Marshall (Republican–KS)
- Ron Johnson (Republican–WI)
- Shelley Moore Capito (Republican–WV)
- Steve Daines (Republican–MT)
- Susan M. Collins (Republican–ME)
- Ted Budd (Republican–NC)
- Ted Cruz (Republican–TX)
- Thom Tillis (Republican–NC)
- Tim Scott (Republican–SC)
- Tim Sheehy (Republican–MT)
- Todd Young (Republican–IN)
- Tom Cotton (Republican–AR)
- Tommy Tuberville (Republican–AL)
Nay (38)
- Adam B. Schiff (Democrat–CA)
- Andy Kim (Democrat–NJ)
- Angela D. Alsobrooks (Democrat–MD)
- Angus S. King, Jr. (Independent–ME)
- Ben Ray Luján (Democrat–NM)
- Bernard Sanders (Independent–VT)
- Brian Schatz (Democrat–HI)
- Charles E. Schumer (Democrat–NY)
- Chris Van Hollen (Democrat–MD)
- Christopher A. Coons (Democrat–DE)
- Cory A. Booker (Democrat–NJ)
- Edward J. Markey (Democrat–MA)
- Elissa Slotkin (Democrat–MI)
- Elizabeth Warren (Democrat–MA)
- Gary C. Peters (Democrat–MI)
- Jack Reed (Democrat–RI)
- Jacky Rosen (Democrat–NV)
- Jeff Merkley (Democrat–OR)
- John W. Hickenlooper (Democrat–CO)
- Jon Ossoff (Democrat–GA)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democrat–NY)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (Democrat–DE)
- Margaret Wood Hassan (Democrat–NH)
- Maria Cantwell (Democrat–WA)
- Mark Kelly (Democrat–AZ)
- Mark R. Warner (Democrat–VA)
- Martin Heinrich (Democrat–NM)
- Mazie K. Hirono (Democrat–HI)
- Michael F. Bennet (Democrat–CO)
- Patty Murray (Democrat–WA)
- Peter Welch (Democrat–VT)
- Raphael G. Warnock (Democrat–GA)
- Richard Blumenthal (Democrat–CT)
- Richard J. Durbin (Democrat–IL)
- Ron Wyden (Democrat–OR)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat–RI)
- Tammy Baldwin (Democrat–WI)
- Tim Kaine (Democrat–VA)
Not Voting (12)
- Alex Padilla (Democrat–CA)
- Amy Klobuchar (Democrat–MN)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat–NV)
- Christopher Murphy (Democrat–CT)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican–WY)
- James E. Risch (Republican–ID)
- Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat–NH)
- John Fetterman (Democrat–PA)
- Roger F. Wicker (Republican–MS)
- Ruben Gallego (Democrat–AZ)
- Tammy Duckworth (Democrat–IL)
- Tina Smith (Democrat–MN)
Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.