What was the result of Senate roll call vote 228 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 10, 1997 ended "Amendment Agreed to (98-1)", 98-1. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1118 to S. 1061 (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1998).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 228?

98 senators voted Yea and 1 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 228 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 49-1 and Democrats voted 40-0. 1 senator crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #228 · 105th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 10, 1997, 5:04 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1118 to S. 1061 (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1998)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1118 (To clarify the family violence option under the temporary assistance to needy families program.)

Amendment Agreed to (98-1)

98 Yea

1 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

49 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 41 senators

40 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Jesse Helms (Republican–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

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On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1118 to S. 1061 (Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 1998)

How the Parties Voted

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 98

Nay 1

Not Voting 1