On the Motion to Discharge

On June 13, 2019, the Senate voted on a "Motion to Discharge," a procedural move used to pull a piece of legislation out of a committee so the full Senate can debate and vote on it. The motion was rejected with a 43–56 vote, meaning the underlying proposal remained in committee and did not move forward to the Senate floor.

The vote was largely split along party lines, with the vast majority of Democrats voting in favor of the motion and nearly all Republicans voting against it. While three Republicans joined the Democrats and six Democrats joined the Republicans, the lack of broad cross-party support resulted in the motion's failure.