What was the result of Senate roll call vote 162 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jun 19, 1996 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (52-46)", 52-46. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4058 to S. 1745 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 162?

52 senators voted Yea and 46 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 162 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 48-1 and Democrats voted 2-41. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #162 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Jun 19, 1996, 4:09 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 4058 to S. 1745 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997)

Amendment S.Amdt. 4058 (To strike out provisions that predetermine the outcome of an ongoing Department of Defense study on space control and to provide a framework for space control decisions to be made.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (52-46)

52 Yea

46 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

48 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

2 Yea / 41 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Mark Hatfield (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) 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 52

Nay 46

Not Voting 2

Dale Bumpers (AR)
Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)

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

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