What was the result of Senate roll call vote 216 in the 102nd Congress?

The Senate vote on Oct 2, 1991 ended "Amendment Rejected (32-65)", 32-65. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1249 to S. 5 (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1991) (S. 5).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 216?

32 senators voted Yea and 65 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 216 in the 102nd Congress?

Democrats voted 1-53 and Republicans voted 31-12. 13 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #216 · 102nd Congress · Session 1 · Oct 2, 1991, 4:54 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1249 to S. 5 (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1991) (S. 5)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1249 (To establish the "American Family Protection Act of 1991".)

Amendment Rejected (32-65)

32 Yea

65 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 57 senators

1 Yea / 53 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 43 senators

31 Yea / 12 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Daniel Coats (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Danforth (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Baker Kassebaum (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 32

Nay 65

Not Voting 3

Other Votes on S. 5

Vote #214 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1248 to S.Amdt. 1245 to S. 5 (Family and Medical Leave…

Amendment Rejected (40-57) Oct 2, 1991
Vote #215 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1245 to S. 5 (Family and Medical Leave Act of 1991)

Amendment Agreed to (65-32) Oct 2, 1991
Vote #232 On Overriding the Veto S. 5

Veto Overridden (68-31, 2/3 majority required) Sep 24, 1992

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

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