How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 259?

98 senators voted Yea and 0 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 259 in the 103rd Congress?

Democrats voted 52-0 and Republicans voted 41-0. No senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #259 · 103rd Congress · Session 2 · Aug 4, 1994, 2:59 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2453 to H.R. 4624 (Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995)

Q: What was the result of Senate roll call vote 259 in the 103rd Congress?

The Senate vote on Aug 4, 1994 ended "Amendment Agreed to (98-0)", 98-0. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2453 to H.R. 4624 (Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995).

Amendment S.Amdt. 2453 (To express the sense of the Senate condemning the murder of a doctor and escort serving a reproductive health clinic in Pensacola, Florida, and urging the Administration to take steps to protect persons who work at, and women who wish to use the service of, such clinics.)

Amendment Agreed to (98-0)

98 Yea

0 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 53 senators

52 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 42 senators

41 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

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

No senators voted against their party's majority on this vote.

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 98

Not Voting 2

Howell Heflin (AL)
Chester Lott (MS)

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

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