What was the result of Senate roll call vote 56 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on May 2, 1989 ended "Amendment Agreed to (96-0)", 96-0. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 67 to S. 431 (Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission Extension Act).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 56?

96 senators voted Yea and 0 voted Nay. 4 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 56 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 52-0 and Republicans voted 41-0. No senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #56 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · May 2, 1989, 5:03 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 67 to S. 431 (Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission Extension Act)

Amendment S.Amdt. 67 (To restrict certain activities of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission, to require such Commission to be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.)

Amendment Agreed to (96-0)

96 Yea

0 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 54 senators

52 Yea / 0 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 42 senators

41 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

No senators voted against their party's majority on this vote.

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 96

Not Voting 4

Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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