What was the result of Senate roll call vote 242 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 25, 1996 ended "Amendment Agreed to (96-3)", 96-3. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5047 to H.R. 3540 (Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 242?

96 senators voted Yea and 3 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 242 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 48-1 and Democrats voted 42-2. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #242 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 25, 1996, 6:19 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5047 to H.R. 3540 (Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997)

Amendment S.Amdt. 5047 (To restrict the availability of funds under the Act for Mexico until drug kingpins are extradited or prosecuted.)

Amendment Agreed to (96-3)

96 Yea

3 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

48 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

42 Yea / 2 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Bill Bradley (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 96

Nay 3

Not Voting 1

J. Exon (NE)

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

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