What was the result of Senate roll call vote 217 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 4, 1997 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (56-42)", 56-42. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1082 to S.Amdt. 1081 to S. 1061 (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1998).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 217?

56 senators voted Yea and 42 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 217 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 49-0 and Democrats voted 3-37. 4 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #217 · 105th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 4, 1997, 6:14 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1082 to S.Amdt. 1081 to S. 1061 (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1998)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1082 (Of a perfecting nature.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (56-42)

56 Yea

42 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

49 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 41 senators

3 Yea / 37 Nay

1 not voting or present

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

John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 56

Nay 42

Not Voting 2

John Glenn, Jr. (OH)
Frank Murkowski (AK)

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

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