Senate vote: S.J.Res. 198 // July 16, 2026

Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 198

Name: Motion to Proceed to S.J. Res. 198
Creator: Spoken For

50 votes, representing 117,190,211 peopleof U.S. adults

46 votes, representing 142,200,031 peopleof U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.7% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate. The winning side fell 6.0 points short of a majority of the country.
Side	Outcome	Votes	Share of U.S. adults
Nay	Won	50	44.0%
Yea	Lost	46	53.3%
Not represented on this question	No position taken	0	2.7%

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them