What was the result of Senate roll call vote 305 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Oct 3, 1996 ended "Decision of Chair Not Sustained (39-56)", 39-56. The vote was on: On the Decision of the Chair H.R. 3539 (H.R. 3539).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 305?

39 senators voted Yea and 56 voted Nay. 5 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 305 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 2-43 and Democrats voted 34-10. 13 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #305 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Oct 3, 1996, 10:50 AM (ET)

On the Decision of the Chair H.R. 3539 (H.R. 3539)

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.

Decision of Chair Not Sustained (39-56)

39 Yea

56 Nay

← Vote #304 Vote #306 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

2 Yea / 43 Nay

4 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 45 senators

34 Yea / 10 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jesse Helms (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Johnston, Jr. (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Rick Santorum (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 39

Nay 56

Not Voting 5

Other Votes on H.R. 3539

Vote #293 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3539

Bill Passed (99-0) Sep 18, 1996
Vote #303 On the Motion to Table H.R. 3539

Motion to Table Agreed to (97-0) Sep 30, 1996
Vote #304 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 3539

Cloture Motion Agreed to (66-31, 3/5 majority required) Oct 3, 1996
Vote #306 On the Conference Report H.R. 3539

Conference Report Agreed to (92-2) Oct 3, 1996

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

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