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S. 2747Freedom to Vote Act
- Sponsor
- Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
- Cosponsors
- 49 · 47 Democrats · 2 Independents
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Latest action
- Oct 20, 2021 · Motion by Senator Schumer to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 2747 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 420) entered in Senate.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2021
- Passed the SenateNot yet reached
- Passed the HouseNot yet reached
- Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
- Became lawNot yet reached
This bill addresses voter registration and voting access, election integrity and security, redistricting, and campaign finance.
Specifically, the bill expands voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It also limits removing voters from voter rolls.
Next, the bill establishes Election Day as a federal holiday.
The bill declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any election for federal office shall not be denied or abridged because that individual has been convicted of a criminal offense unless, at the time of the election, such individual is serving a felony sentence.
The bill establishes certain federal criminal offenses related to voting. In particular, the bill establishes a new criminal offense for conduct (or attempted conduct) to corruptly hinder, interfere with, or prevent another person from registering to vote or helping someone register to vote.
Additionally, the bill sets forth provisions related to election security, including by requiring states to conduct post-election audits for federal elections.
The bill outlines criteria for congressional redistricting and generally prohibits mid-decade redistricting.
The bill addresses campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending, requiring additional disclaimers regarding certain political advertising, and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S. 2747 as introduced in Senate on Sep 14, 2021. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
Senate Oct 20, 2021
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 2747
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
49 Yea 51 Nay
Party-line vote 1 of 100 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Democrat.
How the chamber split
DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
Showing 100 of 100 members
- DTammy BaldwinWI · DemocraticYea
- RJohn BarrassoWY · RepublicanNay
- DMichael F. BennetCO · DemocraticYea
- RMarsha BlackburnTN · RepublicanNay
- DRichard BlumenthalCT · DemocraticYea
- RBluntMO · RepublicanNay
- DCory A. BookerNJ · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
- RJohn BoozmanAR · RepublicanNay
- RBraunIN · RepublicanNay
- DBrownOH · DemocraticYea
- RBurrNC · RepublicanNay
- DMaria CantwellWA · DemocraticYea
- RShelley Moore CapitoWV · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
- DCardinMD · DemocraticYea
- DCarperDE · DemocraticYea
- DCaseyPA · DemocraticYea
- RBill CassidyLA · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
- RSusan M. CollinsME · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
- DChristopher A. CoonsDE · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
- RJohn CornynTX · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
- DCatherine Cortez MastoNV · DemocraticYea
- RTom CottonAR · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
- RKevin CramerND · RepublicanNay
- RMike CrapoID · RepublicanNay
- RTed CruzTX · RepublicanNay
- RSteve DainesMT · RepublicanNay
- DTammy DuckworthIL · DemocraticYea
- DRichard J. DurbinIL · DemocraticYea
- RJoni ErnstIA · RepublicanNay
- DFeinsteinCA · DemocraticYea
- RDeb FischerNE · RepublicanNay
- DKirsten E. GillibrandNY · DemocraticYea
- RGrahamSC · RepublicanNay
- RChuck GrassleyIA · RepublicanNay
- RBill HagertyTN · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
- DMargaret Wood HassanNH · DemocraticYea
- RJosh HawleyMO · RepublicanNay
- DMartin HeinrichNM · DemocraticYea
- DJohn W. HickenlooperCO · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
- DMazie K. HironoHI · DemocraticYea
- RJohn HoevenND · RepublicanNay
- RCindy Hyde-SmithMS · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
- RInhofeOK · RepublicanNay
- RRon JohnsonWI · RepublicanNay
- DTim KaineVA · DemocraticYea
- DMark KellyAZ · DemocraticYea
- RJohn KennedyLA · RepublicanNay
- IAngus S. King, Jr.ME · IndependentYea
- DAmy KlobucharMN · DemocraticYea
- RJames LankfordOK · RepublicanNay
- DLeahyVT · DemocraticYea
- RMike LeeUT · RepublicanNay
- DBen Ray LujánNM · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
- RCynthia M. LummisWY · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
- DManchinWV · DemocraticYea
- DEdward J. MarkeyMA · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
- RRoger MarshallKS · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
- RMitch McConnellKY · RepublicanNay
- DMenendezNJ · DemocraticYea
- DJeff MerkleyOR · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
- RJerry MoranKS · RepublicanNay
- RLisa MurkowskiAK · RepublicanNay
- DChristopher MurphyCT · DemocraticYea
- DPatty MurrayWA · DemocraticYea
- DJon OssoffGA · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
- DAlex PadillaCA · DemocraticYea
- RRand PaulKY · RepublicanNay
- DGary C. PetersMI · DemocraticYea
- RPortmanOH · RepublicanNay
- DJack ReedRI · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
- RJames E. RischID · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
- RRomneyUT · RepublicanNay
- DJacky RosenNV · DemocraticYea
- RMike RoundsSD · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
- RRubioFL · RepublicanNay
- IBernard SandersVT · IndependentYea
- RSasseNE · RepublicanNay
- DBrian SchatzHI · DemocraticYea
- DCharles E. SchumerNY · DemocraticBroke with party (Democratic majority)Nay
- RRick ScottFL · RepublicanNay
- RTim ScottSC · RepublicanNay
- DJeanne ShaheenNH · DemocraticYea
- RShelbyAL · RepublicanNay
- DSinemaAZ · DemocraticYea
- DTina SmithMN · DemocraticYea
- DStabenowMI · DemocraticYea
- RDan SullivanAK · RepublicanRunning in 2026Nay
- DTesterMT · DemocraticYea
- RJohn ThuneSD · RepublicanNay
- RThom TillisNC · RepublicanNay
- RToomeyPA · RepublicanNay
- RTommy TubervilleAL · RepublicanNay
- DChris Van HollenMD · DemocraticYea
- DMark R. WarnerVA · DemocraticRunning in 2026Yea
- DRaphael G. WarnockGA · DemocraticYea
- DElizabeth WarrenMA · DemocraticYea
- DSheldon WhitehouseRI · DemocraticYea
- RRoger F. WickerMS · RepublicanNay
- DRon WydenOR · DemocraticYea
- RTodd YoungIN · RepublicanNay
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.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S. 2747 and vote against it. 7 signed when it was filed.