S.J.Res. 39A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of M1A1/A2 Abrams Tank structures and other major defense equipment.

1 recorded action14 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Rand Paul [R-KY]
Cosponsors: 4 · 3 Democrats · 1 Republican
Policy area: International Affairs
Committee: Foreign Relations Committee
Latest action: Sep 21, 2016 · Motion to table the motion to discharge Committee on Foreign Relations agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 27. Record Vote Number: 145. (consideration: CR S5934-5935)

IntroducedSep 8, 2016
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This joint resolution prohibits the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to proposed sales to the government of Saudi Arabia of 153 M1A1/A2 Abrams Tank structures and specified other defense equipment and ammunition.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S.J.Res. 39 as introduced in Senate on Sep 8, 2016. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedSenate roll call 145

Senate Sep 21, 2016

On the Motion to Table

Motion to Table the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 39

Motion to Table Agreed to

71 Yea 27 Nay 2 not voting

Crossed both parties 25 of 98 voting members broke with their own party: 21 Democrats, 4 Republicans.

Open the official roll call

How the chamber split

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DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members100 members

Democratic44 members

Independent2 members

Republican54 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

SearchPartyPositionRunning in 2026Broke with partyShowing 100 of 100 members

RAlexanderTN · RepublicanYea
RAyotteNH · RepublicanYea
DTammy BaldwinWI · DemocraticNay
RJohn BarrassoWY · RepublicanYea
DMichael F. BennetCO · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DRichard BlumenthalCT · DemocraticNay
RBluntMO · RepublicanYea
DCory A. BookerNJ · DemocraticRunning in 2026Nay
RJohn BoozmanAR · RepublicanYea
DBoxerCA · DemocraticNay
DBrownOH · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RBurrNC · RepublicanYea
DMaria CantwellWA · DemocraticNay
RShelley Moore CapitoWV · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
DCardinMD · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DCarperDE · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DCaseyPA · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RBill CassidyLA · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
RCoatsIN · RepublicanYea
RCochranMS · RepublicanYea
RSusan M. CollinsME · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
DChristopher A. CoonsDE · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Running in 2026Yea
RCorkerTN · RepublicanYea
RJohn CornynTX · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
RTom CottonAR · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
RMike CrapoID · RepublicanYea
RTed CruzTX · RepublicanYea
RSteve DainesMT · RepublicanYea
DDonnellyIN · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DRichard J. DurbinIL · DemocraticNay
REnziWY · RepublicanYea
RJoni ErnstIA · RepublicanYea
DFeinsteinCA · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RDeb FischerNE · RepublicanYea
RFlakeAZ · RepublicanYea
DFrankenMN · DemocraticNay
RGardnerCO · RepublicanYea
DKirsten E. GillibrandNY · DemocraticNay
RGrahamSC · RepublicanYea
RChuck GrassleyIA · RepublicanYea
RHatchUT · RepublicanYea
DMartin HeinrichNM · DemocraticNay
DHeitkampND · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RHellerNV · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Nay
DMazie K. HironoHI · DemocraticNay
RJohn HoevenND · RepublicanYea
RInhofeOK · RepublicanYea
RIsaksonGA · RepublicanYea
RRon JohnsonWI · RepublicanYea
DTim KaineVA · DemocraticNot voting
IAngus S. King, Jr.ME · IndependentYea
RKirkIL · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Nay
DAmy KlobucharMN · DemocraticNay
RJames LankfordOK · RepublicanYea
DLeahyVT · DemocraticNay
RMike LeeUT · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Nay
DManchinWV · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DEdward J. MarkeyMA · DemocraticRunning in 2026Nay
RMcCainAZ · RepublicanYea
DMcCaskillMO · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RMitch McConnellKY · RepublicanYea
DMenendezNJ · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DJeff MerkleyOR · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Running in 2026Yea
DMikulskiMD · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RJerry MoranKS · RepublicanYea
RLisa MurkowskiAK · RepublicanYea
DChristopher MurphyCT · DemocraticNay
DPatty MurrayWA · DemocraticNay
DNelsonFL · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RRand PaulKY · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Nay
RPerdueGA · RepublicanYea
DGary C. PetersMI · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RPortmanOH · RepublicanYea
DJack ReedRI · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Running in 2026Yea
DReidNV · DemocraticNay
RJames E. RischID · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
RRobertsKS · RepublicanYea
RMike RoundsSD · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
RRubioFL · RepublicanYea
IBernard SandersVT · IndependentNay
RSasseNE · RepublicanYea
DBrian SchatzHI · DemocraticNay
DCharles E. SchumerNY · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RTim ScottSC · RepublicanYea
RSessionsAL · RepublicanYea
DJeanne ShaheenNH · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RShelbyAL · RepublicanYea
DStabenowMI · DemocraticNay
RDan SullivanAK · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
DTesterMT · DemocraticNay
RJohn ThuneSD · RepublicanNot voting
RThom TillisNC · RepublicanYea
RToomeyPA · RepublicanYea
DUdallNM · DemocraticNay
RVitterLA · RepublicanYea
DMark R. WarnerVA · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Running in 2026Yea
DElizabeth WarrenMA · DemocraticNay
DSheldon WhitehouseRI · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RRoger F. WickerMS · RepublicanYea
DRon WydenOR · DemocraticNay

100 members on this roll call, from the official Senate record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.

Cosponsors4 · 3 Democrats · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S.J.Res. 39 and vote against it. 3 signed when it was filed.

DChristopher Murphy [D-CT]Original

RMike Lee [R-UT]Original

DAl Franken [D-MN]Original

DMartin Heinrich [D-NM]Joined Sep 13, 2016

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S.J.Res. 39A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of M1A1/A2 Abrams Tank structures and other major defense equipment.

1 recorded action14 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Rand Paul [R-KY]
Cosponsors: 4 · 3 Democrats · 1 Republican
Policy area: International Affairs
Committee: Foreign Relations Committee
Latest action: Sep 21, 2016 · Motion to table the motion to discharge Committee on Foreign Relations agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 27. Record Vote Number: 145. (consideration: CR S5934-5935)

IntroducedSep 8, 2016
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedSenate roll call 145

Senate Sep 21, 2016

On the Motion to Table

Motion to Table the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 39

Motion to Table Agreed to

71 Yea 27 Nay 2 not voting

Crossed both parties 25 of 98 voting members broke with their own party: 21 Democrats, 4 Republicans.

Open the official roll call

How the chamber split

One dot per member. Select a seat or a bar to filter the list.

DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

By party select a segment to filter

All members100 members

Democratic44 members

Independent2 members

Republican54 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

SearchPartyPositionRunning in 2026Broke with partyShowing 100 of 100 members

RAlexanderTN · RepublicanYea
RAyotteNH · RepublicanYea
DTammy BaldwinWI · DemocraticNay
RJohn BarrassoWY · RepublicanYea
DMichael F. BennetCO · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DRichard BlumenthalCT · DemocraticNay
RBluntMO · RepublicanYea
DCory A. BookerNJ · DemocraticRunning in 2026Nay
RJohn BoozmanAR · RepublicanYea
DBoxerCA · DemocraticNay
DBrownOH · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RBurrNC · RepublicanYea
DMaria CantwellWA · DemocraticNay
RShelley Moore CapitoWV · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
DCardinMD · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DCarperDE · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DCaseyPA · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RBill CassidyLA · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
RCoatsIN · RepublicanYea
RCochranMS · RepublicanYea
RSusan M. CollinsME · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
DChristopher A. CoonsDE · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Running in 2026Yea
RCorkerTN · RepublicanYea
RJohn CornynTX · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
RTom CottonAR · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
RMike CrapoID · RepublicanYea
RTed CruzTX · RepublicanYea
RSteve DainesMT · RepublicanYea
DDonnellyIN · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DRichard J. DurbinIL · DemocraticNay
REnziWY · RepublicanYea
RJoni ErnstIA · RepublicanYea
DFeinsteinCA · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RDeb FischerNE · RepublicanYea
RFlakeAZ · RepublicanYea
DFrankenMN · DemocraticNay
RGardnerCO · RepublicanYea
DKirsten E. GillibrandNY · DemocraticNay
RGrahamSC · RepublicanYea
RChuck GrassleyIA · RepublicanYea
RHatchUT · RepublicanYea
DMartin HeinrichNM · DemocraticNay
DHeitkampND · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RHellerNV · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Nay
DMazie K. HironoHI · DemocraticNay
RJohn HoevenND · RepublicanYea
RInhofeOK · RepublicanYea
RIsaksonGA · RepublicanYea
RRon JohnsonWI · RepublicanYea
DTim KaineVA · DemocraticNot voting
IAngus S. King, Jr.ME · IndependentYea
RKirkIL · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Nay
DAmy KlobucharMN · DemocraticNay
RJames LankfordOK · RepublicanYea
DLeahyVT · DemocraticNay
RMike LeeUT · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Nay
DManchinWV · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DEdward J. MarkeyMA · DemocraticRunning in 2026Nay
RMcCainAZ · RepublicanYea
DMcCaskillMO · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RMitch McConnellKY · RepublicanYea
DMenendezNJ · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
DJeff MerkleyOR · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Running in 2026Yea
DMikulskiMD · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RJerry MoranKS · RepublicanYea
RLisa MurkowskiAK · RepublicanYea
DChristopher MurphyCT · DemocraticNay
DPatty MurrayWA · DemocraticNay
DNelsonFL · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RRand PaulKY · RepublicanBroke with party (Republican majority)Nay
RPerdueGA · RepublicanYea
DGary C. PetersMI · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RPortmanOH · RepublicanYea
DJack ReedRI · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Running in 2026Yea
DReidNV · DemocraticNay
RJames E. RischID · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
RRobertsKS · RepublicanYea
RMike RoundsSD · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
RRubioFL · RepublicanYea
IBernard SandersVT · IndependentNay
RSasseNE · RepublicanYea
DBrian SchatzHI · DemocraticNay
DCharles E. SchumerNY · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RTim ScottSC · RepublicanYea
RSessionsAL · RepublicanYea
DJeanne ShaheenNH · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RShelbyAL · RepublicanYea
DStabenowMI · DemocraticNay
RDan SullivanAK · RepublicanRunning in 2026Yea
DTesterMT · DemocraticNay
RJohn ThuneSD · RepublicanNot voting
RThom TillisNC · RepublicanYea
RToomeyPA · RepublicanYea
DUdallNM · DemocraticNay
RVitterLA · RepublicanYea
DMark R. WarnerVA · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Running in 2026Yea
DElizabeth WarrenMA · DemocraticNay
DSheldon WhitehouseRI · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Yea
RRoger F. WickerMS · RepublicanYea
DRon WydenOR · DemocraticNay

100 members on this roll call, from the official Senate record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.

Cosponsors4 · 3 Democrats · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S.J.Res. 39 and vote against it. 3 signed when it was filed.

DChristopher Murphy [D-CT]Original

RMike Lee [R-UT]Original

DAl Franken [D-MN]Original

DMartin Heinrich [D-NM]Joined Sep 13, 2016

Who lobbied on S.J.Res. 395 organizations

Organizations that named S.J.Res. 39 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

GENERAL DYNAMICSfiled by INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES, LLC, FIFESTRATEGIES, LLCIts PAC: General Dynamics Corp. PAC

Defense · Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues · Transportation +4 more4 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATIONfiled by MELTSNER STRATEGIES, LLCIts PAC: General Dynamics Corp. PAC

Defense · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code2 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2016Filing

FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION

Energy/Nuclear · Defense · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Foreign Relations +5 more1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2016Filing

INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIESfiled by NMS STRATEGIES

Defense · Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2016Filing

INNOVATIVE FEDERAL STRATEGIES LLCfiled by SUSAN CARR & ASSOCIATES

Defense · Budget/Appropriations · Government Issues1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2016Filing

9 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.