What was the result of Senate roll call vote 118 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on May 16, 1996 ended "Amendment Rejected (53-45)", 53-45. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3980 to S.Con.Res. 57 (No short title on file).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 118?

53 senators voted Yea and 45 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 118 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 48-0 and Democrats voted 2-42. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #118 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · May 16, 1996, 9:07 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3980 to S.Con.Res. 57 (No short title on file)

Amendment S.Amdt. 3980 (To express the sense of the Congress regarding medicare trust fund solvency.)

Amendment Rejected (53-45)

53 Yea

45 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

48 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

2 Yea / 42 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 53

Nay 45

Not Voting 2

Baker Kassebaum (KS)
David Pryor (AR)

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

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