Senate vote 203 (2015): On the Amendment, HR1735

2015-06-04 · H.R. 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

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The bill: H.R. 1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 · proposed by Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]
What was asked: On the Amendment (this is not always the final vote on the bill)
What happened: Amendment Rejected on 2015-06-04 · how each member voted
Where the bill stands now: Vetoed by President. (final step reached) its other votes

Question: On the Amendment · To revise the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse.

Result: Amendment Rejected · Yea 53 · Nay 42 · Present 0 · Not voting 5 (majority 3/5)

By party

Party	Yea	Nay	Other / not voting
?	53	42	5

How each member voted

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Source: Voteview (UCLA), 114th Congress (roll call file) · official record: U.S. Senate vote page · collected 2026-11-15T05:53:09Z

Record fed-us-senate-2015-vote203 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol votes-senate-past