What was the result of Senate roll call vote 240 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jun 7, 1995 ended "Amendment Rejected (38-61)", 38-61. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1211 to S.Amdt. 1199 to S. 735 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) (S. 735).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 240?

38 senators voted Yea and 61 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 240 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 38-16 and Democrats voted 0-45. 16 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #240 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 7, 1995, 5:49 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1211 to S.Amdt. 1199 to S. 735 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) (S. 735)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1211 (To stop the abuse of Federal collateral remedies.)

Amendment Rejected (38-61)

38 Yea

61 Nay

← Vote #239 Vote #241 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 54 senators

38 Yea / 16 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 46 senators

0 Yea / 45 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Spencer Abraham (Republican–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Bob Bennett (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Michael DeWine (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Frist (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Slade Gorton, III (Republican–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Orrin Hatch (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) 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
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Fred Thompson (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 38

Nay 61

Not Voting 1

Kent Conrad (ND)

Other Votes on S. 735

Vote #233 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1200 to S.Amdt. 1199 to S. 735 (Antiterrorism an…

Motion to Table Agreed to (52-28) May 26, 1995
Vote #234 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1202 to S.Amdt. 1199 to S. 735 (Antiterrorism and Effe…

Amendment Agreed to (90-0) Jun 5, 1995
Vote #235 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1250 to S.Amdt. 1199 to S. 735 (Antiterrorism and Effe…

Amendment Agreed to (81-15) Jun 6, 1995
Vote #236 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1215 to S.Amdt. 1199 to S. 735 (Antiterrorism and Effe…

Amendment Agreed to (77-19) Jun 6, 1995
Vote #237 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1217 to S.Amdt. 1199 to S. 735 (Antiterrorism an…

Motion to Table Agreed to (67-28) Jun 7, 1995
Vote #238 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1253 to S.Amdt. 1199 to S. 735 (Antiterrorism an…

Motion to Table Agreed to (65-34) Jun 7, 1995
Vote #239 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1245 to S.Amdt. 1199 to S. 735 (Antiterrorism an…

Motion to Table Agreed to (62-37) Jun 7, 1995
Vote #241 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1224 to S.Amdt. 1199 to S. 735 (Antiterrorism an…

Motion to Table Agreed to (53-46) Jun 7, 1995
Vote #242 On Passage of the Bill S. 735

Bill Passed (91-8) Jun 7, 1995
Vote #62 On the Motion to Table the Motion to Recommit S. 735

Motion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to (50-46) Apr 16, 1996

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