What was the result of Senate roll call vote 156 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on May 9, 1995 ended "Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-38, 3/5 majority required)", 60-38. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 690 to S.Amdt. 596 to H.R. 956 (Common Sense Product Liability and Legal Reform Act of 1995).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 156?

60 senators voted Yea and 38 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 156 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 43-6 and Democrats voted 13-31. 20 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #156 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · May 9, 1995, 10:53 AM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 690 to S.Amdt. 596 to H.R. 956 (Common Sense Product Liability and Legal Reform Act of 1995)

Amendment S.Amdt. 690 (To provide for a uniform product liability law and to provide assurance of access to certain biomaterials.)

Cloture Motion Agreed to (60-38, 3/5 majority required)

60 Yea

38 Nay

← Vote #155 Vote #157 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

43 Yea / 6 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

13 Yea / 31 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

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
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Carol Moseley Braun (Democrat–IL) 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
David Pryor (Democrat–AR) 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
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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