Amendment to Limit Unemployment Benefits
Mar. 25, 2020 | S.AMDT. 1577 to H.R. 748
This amendment by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) would have wrongfully included unfair language so additional unemployment benefits would not result in an individual receiving unemployment compensation that is more than the amount of wages the individual was earning prior to becoming unemployed. The amendment failed on March 25, 2020, and the CARES Act passed that same day and was signed into law on March 27, 2020.
This is Bad for working people.
Vote result: Failed
YEAs: 48
NAYs: 48
| Legislator | State Sort descending | Party | Vote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sen. Mike Rounds | 
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. John Thune |
Republican
|
Not Voting | |
|
Sen. Marsha Blackburn |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Lamar Alexander |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Ted Cruz |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. John Cornyn |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Mitt Romney |
Republican
|
Not Voting | |
|
Sen. Mike Lee |
Republican
|
Not Voting | |
|
Sen. Tim Kaine | 
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Mark Warner |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Bernard Sanders | ID ID | No | |
|
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Maria Cantwell |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Patty Murray |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Ron Johnson |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Tammy Baldwin |
Democrat
|
No | |
|
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Joe Manchin III |
Democrat
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. John Barrasso |
Republican
|
Yes | |
|
Sen. Michael B. Enzi |
Republican
|
Yes |
2020 Senate Key Votes
- United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement Implementation Act
- Nomination of Andrew Lynn Brasher to the U.S. Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit
- Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Amendment to Limit Unemployment Benefits
- Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act
- Nomination of Justin Reed Walker to the U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Nomination of Cory T. Wilson to the U.S. Circuit Judge for the 5th District
- Nomination of Marvin Kaplan to the National Labor Relations Board
- Nomination of Lauren McFerran to the National Labor Relations Board
- Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court
- Nomination of Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve Board