What was the result of Senate roll call vote 490 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Oct 17, 1995 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (49-45)", 49-45. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2916 to S.Amdt. 2915 to S.Amdt. 2898 to H.R. 927 (H.R. 927).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 490?

49 senators voted Yea and 45 voted Nay. 4 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 490 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 10-42 and Democrats voted 39-3. 13 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #490 · 104th Congress · Session 1 · Oct 17, 1995, 5:40 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2916 to S.Amdt. 2915 to S.Amdt. 2898 to H.R. 927 (H.R. 927)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2916 (To express the sense of the Senate regarding consideration of a constitutional amendment to limit congressional terms.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (49-45)

49 Yea

45 Nay

← Vote #489 Vote #491 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 53 senators

10 Yea / 42 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 46 senators

39 Yea / 3 Nay

4 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Baker Kassebaum (Republican–KS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Trent Lott (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mitch McConnell (Republican–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 49

Nay 45

Not Voting 4

Present 1

Barbara Boxer (CA)

Other Votes on H.R. 927

Vote #488 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 2898 to H.R. 927 (Cuban Liberty and Democratic So…

Cloture Motion Rejected (56-37, 3/5 majority required) Oct 12, 1995
Vote #489 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 927

Cloture Motion Rejected (59-36, 3/5 majority required) 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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