What was the result of Senate roll call vote 85 in the 104th Congress?

The Senate vote on Apr 25, 1996 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (53-47)", 53-47. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S. 1664 (S. 1664).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 85?

53 senators voted Yea and 47 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 85 in the 104th Congress?

Republicans voted 49-0 and Democrats voted 1-44. 2 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #85 · 104th Congress · Session 2 · Apr 25, 1996, 6:12 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S. 1664 (S. 1664)

An original bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase control over immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel and detention facilities, improving the system used by employers to verify citizenship or work-authorized alien status, increasing penalties for alien smuggling and document fraud, and reforming asylum, exclusion, and deportation law and procedures; to reduce the use of welfare by aliens; and for other purposes.

Motion to Table Agreed to (53-47)

53 Yea

47 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

49 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

1 Yea / 44 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

James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 53

Nay 47

Other Votes on S. 1664

Vote #107 On the Cloture Motion S. 1664

Cloture Motion Agreed to (100-0, 3/5 majority required) May 2, 1996

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

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