Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2017

Did the Vote Pass? No
Voted Yea 51
Voted Nay 36
Didn't Vote 3
Voted Present 0

This amendment, S.Amdt. 4685, offered by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), to the Senate version of the Commerce, Justice, Science spending bill would greatly expand the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) surveillance powers, giving the agency the ability to collect sensitive, personal information about American citizens’ online activities. The Fourth Amendment is an important protection against government intrusions into our lives, and we should be wary of any legislation that threatens such a fundamental right. The amendment would allow the FBI to collect Electronic Communications Transactional Records (ECTRs) which includes information about web browsing history, the to/from lines of emails, and location information from IP addresses with only an administrative subpoena, also known as a National Security Letter. In addition to not requiring a warrant, national security letters also include a gag order, so companies cannot even inform their customers that their data is being turned over to federal law enforcement officials.

Legislator's Votes

Official's Name	Party	District	Voted
Lamar Alexander	Republican	TN	Yea
Kelly Ayotte	Republican	NH	Yea
John Barrasso	Republican	WY	Yea
Roy Blunt	Republican	MO	Yea
John Boozman	Republican	AR	Yea
Richard Burr	Republican		Yea
Shelley Capito	Republican	WV	Yea
Bob Casey	Democrat	PA	Yea
Bill Cassidy	Republican	LA	Yea
Susan Collins	Republican	ME	Yea
Bob Corker	Republican	TN	Yea
John Cornyn	Republican	TX	Yea
Tom Cotton	Republican	AR	Yea
Ted Cruz	Republican	TX	Yea
Mike Enzi	Republican	WY	Yea
Joni Ernst	Republican	IA	Yea
Deb Fischer	Republican	NE	Yea
Jeff Flake	Republican	AZ	Yea
Lindsey Graham	Republican	SC	Yea
Chuck Grassley	Republican	IA	Yea
Heidi Heitkamp	Democrat	ND	Yea
John Hoeven	Republican	ND	Yea
Jim Inhofe	Republican	OK	Yea
John Isakson	Republican	GA	Yea
Ron Johnson	Republican	WI	Yea
Angus King	Independent	ME	Yea
Mark Kirk	Republican	IL	Yea
Amy Klobuchar	Democrat	MN	Yea
James Lankford	Republican	OK	Yea
Joe Manchin	Democrat	WV	Yea
John McCain	Republican	AZ	Yea
Claire McCaskill	Democrat	MO	Yea
Jerry Moran	Republican	KS	Yea
Bill Nelson	Democrat	FL	Yea
David Perdue	Republican	GA	Yea
Rob Portman	Republican	OH	Yea
Jack Reed	Democrat	RI	Yea
Jim Risch	Republican	ID	Yea
Pat Roberts	Republican	KS	Yea
Mike Rounds	Republican	SD	Yea
Marco Rubio	Republican	FL	Yea
Ben Sasse	Republican	NE	Yea
Tim Scott	Republican	SC	Yea
Richard Shelby	Republican	AL	Yea
Dan Sullivan	Republican	AK	Yea
John Thune	Republican	SD	Yea
Thom Tillis	Republican	NC	Yea
Pat Toomey	Republican	PA	Yea
Mark Warner	Democrat	VA	Yea
Sheldon Whitehouse	Democrat	RI	Yea
Roger Wicker	Republican	MS	Yea
Tammy Baldwin	Democrat	WI	Nay
Michael Bennet	Democrat	CO	Nay
Dick Blumenthal	Democrat	CT	Nay
Cory Booker	Democrat	NJ	Nay
Sherrod Brown	Democrat	OH	Nay
Maria Cantwell	Democrat	WA	Nay
Ben Cardin	Democrat	MD	Nay
Tom Carper	Democrat	DE	Nay
Chris Coons	Democrat	DE	Nay
Steve Daines	Republican	MT	Nay
Dick Durbin	Democrat	IL	Nay
Alan Franken	Democrat	MN	Nay
Cory Gardner	Republican	CO	Nay
Kirsten Gillibrand	Democrat	NY	Nay
Martin Heinrich	Democrat	NM	Nay
Mazie Hirono	Democrat	HI	Nay
Tim Kaine	Democrat	VA	Nay
Patrick Leahy	Democrat		Nay
Mike Lee	Republican	UT	Nay
Ed Markey	Democrat	MA	Nay
Mitch McConnell	Republican	KY	Nay
Jeff Merkley	Democrat	OR	Nay
Lisa Murkowski	Republican	AK	Nay
Chris Murphy	Democrat	CT	Nay
Patty Murray	Democrat	WA	Nay
Rand Paul	Republican	KY	Nay
Gary Peters	Democrat	MI	Nay
Bernie Sanders	Independent	VT	Nay
Brian Schatz	Democrat	HI	Nay
Chuck Schumer	Democrat	NY	Nay
Jeanne Shaheen	Democrat	NH	Nay
Debbie Stabenow	Democrat	MI	Nay
Jon Tester	Democrat	MT	Nay
Tom Udall	Democrat	NM	Nay
Elizabeth Warren	Democrat	MA	Nay
Ron Wyden	Democrat	OR	Nay
Mike Crapo	Republican	ID	Missed
Dianne Feinstein	Democrat	CA	Missed
Bob Menendez	Democrat	NJ	Missed