What was the result of Senate roll call vote 117 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on May 16, 1996 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (55-43)", 55-43. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3979 to S.Con.Res. 57 (No short title on file).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 117?

55 senators voted Yea and 43 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 117 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 48-0 and Democrats voted 4-40. 5 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #117 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · May 16, 1996, 8:31 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3979 to S.Con.Res. 57 (No short title on file)

Amendment S.Amdt. 3979 (To restore $50 billion in excessive Medicare cuts designed to pay for new tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans, offset by the extension of expired tax provisions or corporate and business tax reforms; to protect seniors against unjustified increases in premiums and other out-of-pocket costs; to prevent the closing of rural hospitals and other excessive provider cuts that erode access to needed medical services; to prevent the implementation of policies designed to force seniors to give up their own doctors to join private health plans; and to protect Medicare against policies that will cause it to wither on the vine.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (55-43)

55 Yea

43 Nay

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