What was the result of Senate roll call vote 179 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jun 27, 1996 ended "Amendment Agreed to (53-45)", 53-45. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4366 to S.Amdt. 4365 to S. 1745 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 179?

53 senators voted Yea and 45 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 179 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 37-10 and Democrats voted 13-32. 23 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #179 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Jun 27, 1996, 5:04 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4366 to S.Amdt. 4365 to S. 1745 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997)

Amendment S.Amdt. 4366 (To provide equitable relief for the generic drug industry, and for other purposes.)

Amendment Agreed to (53-45)

53 Yea

45 Nay

← Vote #178 Vote #180 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

37 Yea / 10 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

13 Yea / 32 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Hank Brown (Republican–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Cohen (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Larry Craig (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Dirk Kempthorne (Republican–ID) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Carol Moseley Braun (Democrat–IL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Claiborne Pell (Democrat–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Larry Pressler (Republican–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Smith (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay