On the Cloture Motion — Motion to Invoke Cloture Re: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 4521
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.
United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021
In plain language
- House bill in the 117th Congress.
- Addresses U.S. technology and communications, foreign relations and national security, domestic manufacturing, education, trade, and other matters.
- House passed it on Feb 4, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)
United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 This bill addresses U.S. technology and communications, foreign relations and national security, domestic manufacturing, education, trade, and other matters. Among other provisions, the bill provides funding for FY2022-FY2026 to support U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, research and development, and supply chain security; provides funding for wireless supply chain innovation; establishes a Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation; extends through 2025 the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to lease its non-excess real property and related personal property; authorizes various programs and policies related to space exploration; authorizes various international affairs programs and activities, including foreign assistance for the Indo-Pacific region; requires federal infrastructure programs to provide for the use of materials produced in the United States; imposes sanctions on China for cybersecurity and human rights abuses; requires the Department of Health and Human Services to consider national security risks associated with sensitive genetic information; includes initiatives related to elementary and secondary education, including those to increase computer science education; contains provisions related to higher education, including those reauthorizing through FY2027 international education programs and addressing China's influence on institutions of higher education; modifies and expands the schedule for graduated merger filing fees; prohibits federal funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology; requires the U.S. Trade Representative to take certain actions related to digital trade and censorship practices; and extends through 2027 the Generalized System of Preferences.
Roll-call breakdown
Democrat: 45 · Independent: 3 · Republican: 18
Independent: 1 · Republican: 28
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Democrat: 1 · Republican: 4
How each member voted (100)
Yea (66)
- Alex Padilla (Democrat–CA)
- Amy Klobuchar (Democrat–MN)
- Angus S. King, Jr. (Independent–ME)
- Ben Ray Luján (Democrat–NM)
- Ben Sasse (Republican–NE)
- Benjamin L. Cardin (Democrat–MD)
- Bill Cassidy (Republican–LA)
- Brian Schatz (Democrat–HI)
- Catherine Cortez Masto (Democrat–NV)
- Charles E. Schumer (Democrat–NY)
- Chris Van Hollen (Democrat–MD)
- Christopher A. Coons (Democrat–DE)
- Christopher Murphy (Democrat–CT)
- Chuck Grassley (Republican–IA)
- Cory A. Booker (Democrat–NJ)
- Debbie Stabenow (Democrat–MI)
- Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA)
- Edward J. Markey (Democrat–MA)
- Elizabeth Warren (Democrat–MA)
- Gary C. Peters (Democrat–MI)
- Jack Reed (Democrat–RI)
- Jacky Rosen (Democrat–NV)
- James E. Risch (Republican–ID)
- Jeff Merkley (Democrat–OR)
- Jerry Moran (Republican–KS)
- Joe Manchin, III (Independent–WV)
- John Cornyn (Republican–TX)
- John W. Hickenlooper (Democrat–CO)
- Jon Ossoff (Democrat–GA)
- Jon Tester (Democrat–MT)
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democrat–NY)
- Kyrsten Sinema (Independent–AZ)
- Lindsey Graham (Republican–SC)
- 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)
- Mike Crapo (Republican–ID)
- Mike Rounds (Republican–SD)
- Mitch McConnell (Republican–KY)
- Mitt Romney (Republican–UT)
- Patrick J. Leahy (Democrat–VT)
- Patty Murray (Democrat–WA)
- Raphael G. Warnock (Democrat–GA)
- Richard Blumenthal (Democrat–CT)
- Richard J. Durbin (Democrat–IL)
- Rob Portman (Republican–OH)
- Robert Menendez (Democrat–NJ)
- Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Democrat–PA)
- Roger F. Wicker (Republican–MS)
- Ron Wyden (Democrat–OR)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat–RI)
- Shelley Moore Capito (Republican–WV)
- Sherrod Brown (Democrat–OH)
- Steve Daines (Republican–MT)
- Susan M. Collins (Republican–ME)
- Tammy Baldwin (Democrat–WI)
- Tammy Duckworth (Democrat–IL)
- Thom Tillis (Republican–NC)
- Thomas R. Carper (Democrat–DE)
- Tim Kaine (Democrat–VA)
- Tina Smith (Democrat–MN)
- Todd Young (Republican–IN)
Nay (29)
- Bernard Sanders (Independent–VT)
- Bill Hagerty (Republican–TN)
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican–MS)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican–WY)
- Deb Fischer (Republican–NE)
- James Lankford (Republican–OK)
- James M. Inhofe (Republican–OK)
- John Barrasso (Republican–WY)
- John Boozman (Republican–AR)
- John Hoeven (Republican–ND)
- John Kennedy (Republican–LA)
- John Thune (Republican–SD)
- Joni Ernst (Republican–IA)
- Josh Hawley (Republican–MO)
- Kevin Cramer (Republican–ND)
- Marco Rubio (Republican–FL)
- Marsha Blackburn (Republican–TN)
- Mike Braun (Republican–IN)
- Mike Lee (Republican–UT)
- Rand Paul (Republican–KY)
- Richard Burr (Republican–NC)
- Richard C. Shelby (Republican–AL)
- Rick Scott (Republican–FL)
- Roger Marshall (Republican–KS)
- Ron Johnson (Republican–WI)
- Ted Cruz (Republican–TX)
- Tim Scott (Republican–SC)
- Tom Cotton (Republican–AR)
- Tommy Tuberville (Republican–AL)
Not Voting (5)
- Dan Sullivan (Republican–AK)
- Jeanne Shaheen (Democrat–NH)
- Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK)
- Patrick J. Toomey (Republican–PA)
- Roy Blunt (Republican–MO)
Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.