What was the result of Senate roll call vote 99 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Jun 23, 1989 ended "Amendment Agreed to (54-45)", 54-45. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 222 to S.Amdt. 202 to S. 5 (Act for Better Child Care Services of 1989).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 99?

54 senators voted Yea and 45 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 99 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 52-1 and Republicans voted 1-41. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #99 · 101st Congress · Session 1 · Jun 23, 1989, 1:14 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 222 to S.Amdt. 202 to S. 5 (Act for Better Child Care Services of 1989)

Amendment S.Amdt. 222 (To provide for a perfecting amendment adding a supplemental earned income credit for families with young children, and for other purposes.)

Amendment Agreed to (54-45)

54 Yea

45 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 54 senators

52 Yea / 1 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 42 senators

1 Yea / 41 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 54

Nay 45

Not Voting 1

Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)

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

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