What was the result of Senate roll call vote 68 in the 103rd Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 24, 1993 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (55-43)", 55-43. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 222 to S.Con.Res. 18 (No short title on file) (S.Con.Res. 18).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 68?

55 senators voted Yea and 43 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 68 in the 103rd Congress?

Democrats voted 53-3 and Republicans voted 2-40. 5 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #68 · 103rd Congress · Session 1 · Mar 24, 1993, 10:05 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 222 to S.Con.Res. 18 (No short title on file) (S.Con.Res. 18)

Amendment S.Amdt. 222 (To reduce the level contained in the budget resolution by an amount sufficient to assume an exemption for biomass-derived ethanol under the administration's Btu energy tax and to offset lost revenues by reducing new spending increases.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (55-43)

55 Yea

43 Nay

← Vote #67 Vote #69 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 57 senators

53 Yea / 3 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 43 senators

2 Yea / 40 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Baker Kassebaum (Republican–KS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Packwood (Republican–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Shelby (Democrat–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 55

Nay 43

Not Voting 2

Jesse Helms (NC)
Daniel Inouye (HI)

Other Votes on S.Con.Res. 18

Vote #39 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 181 to S.Con.Res. 18 (No short title on file)

Amendment Agreed to (88-12) Mar 18, 1993
Vote #40 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 182 to S.Con.Res. 18 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (46-53) Mar 18, 1993
Vote #41 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 183 to S.Con.Res. 18 (No short title on file)

Amendment Agreed to (84-12) Mar 19, 1993
Vote #42 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 184 to S.Con.Res. 18 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Agreed to (54-42) Mar 19, 1993
Vote #43 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 185 to S.Con.Res. 18 (No short title on file)

Amendment Agreed to (56-44) Mar 23, 1993
Vote #44 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 186 to S.Con.Res. 18 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (48-52) Mar 23, 1993
Vote #45 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 188 to S.Con.Res. 18 (No short title on file)

Amendment Agreed to (54-45) Mar 23, 1993
Vote #46 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 189 to S.Con.Res. 18 (No short title on file)

Amendment Agreed to (69-30) Mar 23, 1993
Vote #47 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 192 to S.Con.Res. 18 (No short title on file)

Amendment Agreed to (56-43) Mar 23, 1993
Vote #48 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 194 to S.Con.Res. 18 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Agreed to (59-40) Mar 23, 1993

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