What was the result of Senate roll call vote 290 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 12, 1996 ended "Motion to Table Failed (27-72)", 27-72. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5244 to H.R. 3756 (Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 1997).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 290?

27 senators voted Yea and 72 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 290 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 18-30 and Democrats voted 7-38. 26 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #290 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Sep 12, 1996, 7:26 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5244 to H.R. 3756 (Treasury Department Appropriations Act, 1997)

Amendment S.Amdt. 5244 (To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to gun free schools, and for other purposes.)

Motion to Table Failed (27-72)

27 Yea

72 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

18 Yea / 30 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 45 senators

7 Yea / 38 Nay

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

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Bob Bennett (Republican–UT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ben Campbell (Republican–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Lauch Faircloth (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Rod Grams (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Judd Gregg (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Orrin Hatch (Republican–UT) 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
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jon Kyl (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Frank Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Donald Nickles (Republican–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Rick Santorum (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Smith (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Craig Thomas (Republican–WY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Fred Thompson (Republican–TN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 27

Nay 72

Not Voting 1

Mark Hatfield (OR)

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

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