What was the result of Senate roll call vote 488 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Oct 12, 1995 ended "Cloture Motion Rejected (56-37, 3/5 majority required)", 56-37. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2898 to H.R. 927 (Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996) (H.R. 927).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 488?

56 senators voted Yea and 37 voted Nay. 6 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 488 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 50-0 and Democrats voted 6-37. 6 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #488 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Oct 12, 1995, 8:31 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2898 to H.R. 927 (Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996) (H.R. 927)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2898 (To strengthen international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to develop a plan to support a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.)

Cloture Motion Rejected (56-37, 3/5 majority required)

56 Yea

37 Nay

← Vote #487 Vote #489 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 53 senators

50 Yea / 0 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 46 senators

6 Yea / 37 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Bill Bradley (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 56

Nay 37

Not Voting 6

Other Votes on H.R. 927

Vote #489 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 927

Cloture Motion Rejected (59-36, 3/5 majority required) Oct 17, 1995
Vote #490 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2916 to S.Amdt. 2915 to S.Amdt. 2898 to H.R. 927

Motion to Table Agreed to (49-45) Oct 17, 1995
Vote #491 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 927

Cloture Motion Agreed to (98-0, 3/5 majority required) Oct 18, 1995
Vote #492 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2934 to S.Amdt. 2936 to S.Amdt. 2898 to H.R. 927

Motion to Table Agreed to (73-25) Oct 19, 1995
Vote #493 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2906 to S.Amdt. 2936 to S.Amdt. 2898 to H.R. 927

Motion to Table Agreed to (64-34) Oct 19, 1995
Vote #494 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 927

Bill Passed (74-24) Oct 19, 1995
Vote #22 On the Conference Report H.R. 927

Conference Report Agreed to (74-22) Mar 5, 1996

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

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