A flooded farm from the Midwest floods in March. (Photo courtesy of Joseph L. Murphy)

The Senate late Monday failed to invoke cloture on a Republican substitute to the House-passed emergency disaster bill and the underlying bill that passed the House earlier this year.

The $13.45 billion bill included aid for the Midwestern states that have been hit by flooding and $600 million for Puerto Rico’s food stamp program, but Democrats said more aid is needed in Puerto Rico.

Both bills included aid for the southern states that were hit by hurricanes and for the West Coast, which experienced wildfires and forest fires.

The vote on invoking cloture on the Republican substitute that was introduced by Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., was 49 against to 44 in favor.