proceduralJan 7, 2026 · Senate roll call · procedural · Result: Motion to Proceed Rejected
On the Motion to Proceed — Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 86
This was a procedural vote — a decision about process (such as ending debate or handling a motion), not a direct vote on a bill, amendment, or nominee.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
In plain language
- Senate joint resolution in the 119th Congress.
- Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final rule titled Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan.
- Senate procedural vote rejected on Jan 7, 2026 (procedural).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)
This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final rule titled Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period (90 Fed. Reg. 41893) and published on August 28, 2025. The final rule approved South Dakota’s revision to its state implementation plan to satisfy the requirements of the EPA’s regional haze rule. (The regional haze rule requires states to take actions to improve visibility in national parks and wilderness areas.)
Roll-call breakdown
Yea43
Democrat: 41 · Independent: 2
Nay50
Republican: 50
Present0
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Not Voting7
Democrat: 4 · Republican: 3
How each member voted (100)
Yea (43)
- Amy Klobuchar (Democrat–MN)
- 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)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat–NV)
- Charles E. Schumer (Democrat–NY)
- Chris Van Hollen (Democrat–MD)
- Christopher Murphy (Democrat–CT)
- 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)
- Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat–NH)
- Jeff Merkley (Democrat–OR)
- John Fetterman (Democrat–PA)
- John W. Hickenlooper (Democrat–CO)
- Jon Ossoff (Democrat–GA)
- 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)
- Ruben Gallego (Democrat–AZ)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat–RI)
- Tammy Baldwin (Democrat–WI)
- Tammy Duckworth (Democrat–IL)
- Tim Kaine (Democrat–VA)
- Tina Smith (Democrat–MN)
Nay (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)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican–WY)
- Dan Sullivan (Republican–AK)
- David McCormick (Republican–PA)
- Deb Fischer (Republican–NE)
- James C. Justice (Republican–WV)
- James E. Risch (Republican–ID)
- 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)
- Kevin Cramer (Republican–ND)
- 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 F. Wicker (Republican–MS)
- 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)
Not Voting (7)
- Adam B. Schiff (Democrat–CA)
- Alex Padilla (Democrat–CA)
- Christopher A. Coons (Democrat–DE)
- Eric Schmitt (Republican–MO)
- Katie Boyd Britt (Republican–AL)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democrat–NY)
- Lindsey Graham (Republican–SC)
Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.