What was the result of Senate roll call vote 248 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 25, 1990 ended "Cloture Motion Rejected (57-42, 3/5 majority required)", 57-42. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S. 1224 (S. 1224).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 248?

57 senators voted Yea and 42 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 248 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 42-13 and Republicans voted 15-29. 28 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #248 · 101st Congress · Session 2 · Sep 25, 1990, 2:16 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S. 1224 (S. 1224)

A bill to amend the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to require new standards for corporate average fuel economy, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion Rejected (57-42, 3/5 majority required)

57 Yea

42 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

42 Yea / 13 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Republican 45 senators

15 Yea / 29 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

David Boren (Democrat–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Rudy Boschwitz (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Danforth (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Alan Dixon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Durenberger (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Glenn, Jr. (Democrat–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Slade Gorton, III (Republican–WA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
H. John Heinz, III (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Larry Pressler (Republican–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Donald Riegle, Jr. (Democrat–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Warren Rudman (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Sasser (Democrat–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 57

Nay 42

Not Voting 1

Pete Wilson (CA)

Other Votes on S. 1224

Vote #235 On the Cloture Motion S. 1224

Cloture Motion Agreed to (68-28, 3/5 majority required) Sep 14, 1990
Vote #246 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2714 to S. 1224 (Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency A…

Motion to Table Agreed to (49-46) Sep 24, 1990
Vote #247 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2755 to S. 1224 (Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Act of …

Amendment Agreed to (55-40) Sep 24, 1990

All Senate votes on S. 1224 →

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