What was the result of Senate roll call vote 301 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 26, 1996 ended "Veto Sustained (58-40, 2/3 majority required)", 58-40. The vote was on: On Overriding the Veto H.R. 1833 (H.R. 1833).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 301?

58 senators voted Yea and 40 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 301 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 43-4 and Democrats voted 13-32. 17 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #301 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Sep 26, 1996, 3:53 PM (ET)

On Overriding the Veto H.R. 1833 (H.R. 1833)

A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.

Veto Sustained (58-40, 2/3 majority required)

58 Yea

40 Nay

← Vote #300 Vote #302 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

43 Yea / 4 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

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
J. Exon (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Howell Heflin (Democrat–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Baker Kassebaum (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Samuel Nunn (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Alan Simpson (Republican–WY) 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

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 58

Nay 40

Not Voting 2

Ben Campbell (CO)
William Cohen (ME)

Other Votes on H.R. 1833

Vote #563 On the Motion (Specter Motion to commit to the Committee on the Judiciary)

Motion Agreed to (90-7) Nov 8, 1995
Vote #596 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1833

Bill Passed (54-44) Dec 7, 1995

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

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