What was the result of Senate roll call vote 161 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 8, 1997 ended "Cloture Motion Rejected (46-45, 3/5 majority required)", 46-45. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S. 936 (S. 936).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 161?

46 senators voted Yea and 45 voted Nay. 9 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 161 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 42-3 and Democrats voted 1-37. 4 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #161 · 105th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 8, 1997, 3:02 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S. 936 (S. 936)

An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion Rejected (46-45, 3/5 majority required)

46 Yea

45 Nay

← Vote #160 Vote #162 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

42 Yea / 3 Nay

5 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 41 senators

1 Yea / 37 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Slade Gorton, III (Republican–WA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

On the Cloture Motion S. 936 (S. 936)

How the Parties Voted

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 46

Nay 45

Not Voting 9

Other Votes on S. 936