What was the result of Senate roll call vote 197 in the 102nd Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 10, 1992 ended "Cloture Motion Rejected (57-39, 3/5 majority required)", 57-39. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S. 640 (S. 640).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 197?

57 senators voted Yea and 39 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 197 in the 102nd Congress?

Democrats voted 18-34 and Republicans voted 35-5. 24 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #197 · 102nd Congress · Session 2 · Sep 10, 1992, 10:12 AM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S. 640 (S. 640)

A bill to regulate interstate commerce by providing for a uniform product liability law, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion Rejected (57-39, 3/5 majority required)

57 Yea

39 Nay

← Vote #196 Vote #198 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 55 senators

18 Yea / 34 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 40 senators

35 Yea / 5 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. (Democrat–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
David Boren (Democrat–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Thomas Daschle (Democrat–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Dennis DeConcini (Democrat–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Alan Dixon (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Glenn, Jr. (Democrat–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Kasten, Jr. (Republican–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Claiborne Pell (Democrat–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Donald Riegle, Jr. (Democrat–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Charles Robb (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Sanford (Democrat–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Alan Simpson (Republican–WY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 57

Nay 39

Not Voting 2

Wyche Fowler, Jr. (GA)
Albert Gore, Jr. (TN)

Present, Giving Live Pair 1

J. Kerrey (NE)

Other Votes on S. 640

Vote #198 On the Motion to Reconsider S. 640

Motion to Reconsider Agreed to (57-39) Sep 10, 1992
Vote #199 On the Cloture Motion S. 640

Cloture Motion Rejected (58-38, 3/5 majority required) Sep 10, 1992

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

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