What was the result of Senate roll call vote 297 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 24, 1996 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (89-9)", 89-9. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5396 to S.Amdt. 5393 to H.R. 1350 (Maritime Security Act of 1996) (H.R. 1350).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 297?

89 senators voted Yea and 9 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 297 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 51-1 and Democrats voted 38-8. 9 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #297 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Sep 24, 1996, 5:10 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5396 to S.Amdt. 5393 to H.R. 1350 (Maritime Security Act of 1996) (H.R. 1350)

Amendment S.Amdt. 5396 (To provide for payment by the Secretary of Transportation of certain ocean freight charges for Federal food or export assistance.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (89-9)

89 Yea

9 Nay

← Vote #296 Vote #298 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 53 senators

51 Yea / 1 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 47 senators

38 Yea / 8 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Hank Brown (Republican–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dale Bumpers (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
J. Kerrey (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Paul Simon (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 89

Nay 9

Not Voting 2

Ben Campbell (CO)
Howell Heflin (AL)

Other Votes on H.R. 1350

Vote #296 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5391 to H.R. 1350 (Maritime Security Act of 1996)

Motion to Table Agreed to (77-16) Sep 20, 1996
Vote #298 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5393 to H.R. 1350 (Maritime Security Act of 1996)

Motion to Table Agreed to (65-33) Sep 24, 1996
Vote #299 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 5394 to H.R. 1350 (Maritime Security Act of 1996)

Motion to Table Agreed to (50-48) Sep 24, 1996
Vote #300 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1350

Bill Passed (88-10) Sep 24, 1996

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

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