What was the result of Senate roll call vote 259 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jun 14, 1995 ended "Cloture Motion Agreed to (89-11, 3/5 majority required)", 89-11. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S. 652 (S. 652).

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

89 senators voted Yea and 11 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 259 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 54-0 and Democrats voted 35-11. 11 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #259 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 14, 1995, 10:23 AM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S. 652 (S. 652)

An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information technologies and services to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion Agreed to (89-11, 3/5 majority required)

89 Yea

11 Nay

← Vote #258 Vote #260 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 54 senators

54 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 46 senators

35 Yea / 11 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Bill Bradley (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dale Bumpers (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
J. Kerrey (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Carl Levin (Democrat–MI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) 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 89

Nay 11

Other Votes on S. 652

Vote #243 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1261 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)

Motion to Table Agreed to (68-31) Jun 8, 1995
Vote #244 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1262 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)

Motion to Table Agreed to (58-36) Jun 8, 1995
Vote #245 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1263 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)

Amendment Rejected (30-64) Jun 8, 1995
Vote #246 On the Motion for Attendance S. 652

Motion for Attendance Agreed to (80-8) Jun 9, 1995
Vote #247 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1267 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)

Amendment Agreed to (83-4) Jun 9, 1995
Vote #248 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1255 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)

Amendment Agreed to (77-8) Jun 9, 1995
Vote #249 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1269 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)

Amendment Agreed to (91-0) Jun 12, 1995
Vote #250 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1265 to S.Amdt. 1264 to S. 652 (Telecommunicatio…

Motion to Table Agreed to (57-43) Jun 13, 1995
Vote #251 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1276 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)

Amendment Rejected (18-82) Jun 13, 1995
Vote #252 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1348 to S. 652 (Telecommunications Act of 1996)

Motion to Table Agreed to (52-48) Jun 13, 1995

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

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