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John Thune Voted Nay on Advancing a Measure to Block a Drone and Missile Sale to Qatar
R-SD · Senate roll call 306 · · Qatar Drone and Missile Sale Disapproval (S.J.Res. 53)
What the vote was
Proposed Foreign Military Sale to Qatar Disapproval Resolution (S.J.Res. 53)
Would block a proposed sale to Qatar of MQ-9B drones, bombs, Hellfire missiles, and related equipment.
- Member vote
- Nay
- Procedural vote to move it out of committee
- Rejected 39–56
39 yea, 56 nay, 4 not voting, 1 present - What a Yea or Nay meant
- A Yea vote supported discharging the measure from committee, which would place it on the Senate calendar. A Nay vote opposed discharge. This vote did not decide whether the measure passed.
The official question was: On the Motion to Discharge (Motion to Discharge S. J. Res. 53). Recorded action: Discharge S.J.Res. 53, disapproving a proposed arms sale to Qatar, from the Foreign Relations Committee.
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John Thune: Nay on S.J.Res. 53, Senate roll call 306, Jun 11, 2025. Congress Receipts, https://congressreceipts.com/legislation/119/sjres/53/actions/senate-119-1-306/votes/thune-john/. Original source: U.S. Senate roll call vote 306, 119th Congress, 1st session, https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00306.htm.
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Congress Receipts. (n.d.). John Thune: Nay on S.J.Res. 53, Senate roll call 306, Jun 11, 2025. https://congressreceipts.com/legislation/119/sjres/53/actions/senate-119-1-306/votes/thune-john/
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