What was the result of Senate roll call vote 256 in the 101st Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 26, 1990 ended "Cloture Motion Rejected (50-46, 3/5 majority required)", 50-46. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S. 110 (S. 110).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 256?

50 senators voted Yea and 46 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 256 in the 101st Congress?

Democrats voted 46-8 and Republicans voted 4-38. 12 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #256 · 101st Congress · Session 2 · Sep 26, 1990, 5:01 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S. 110 (S. 110)

A bill to revise and extend the programs of assistance under title X of the Public Health Service Act.

Cloture Motion Rejected (50-46, 3/5 majority required)

50 Yea

46 Nay

← Vote #255 Vote #257 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

46 Yea / 8 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 45 senators

4 Yea / 38 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

David Boren (Democrat–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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
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
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 50

Nay 46

Not Voting 3

Present, Giving Live Pair 1

Gordon Humphrey (NH)

Other Votes on S. 110

Vote #252 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2762 to S.Amdt. 2761 to S. 110 (Family Planning Amendm…

Amendment Agreed to (62-36) Sep 25, 1990
Vote #253 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2763 to S. 110 (Family Planning Amendments of 1989)

Amendment Rejected (34-58) Sep 25, 1990
Vote #254 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2884 to S. 110 (Family Planning Amendments of 1989)

Amendment Agreed to (96-1) Sep 26, 1990
Vote #255 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2887 to S. 110 (Family Planning Amendments of 19…

Motion to Table Failed (43-54) Sep 26, 1990

All Senate votes on S. 110 →

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

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