What was the result of Senate roll call vote 247 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 18, 1997 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (57-42)", 57-42. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1196 to H.R. 2107 (Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997) (H.R. 2107).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 247?

57 senators voted Yea and 42 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 247 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 16-38 and Democrats voted 41-4. 20 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #247 · 105th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 18, 1997, 12:14 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1196 to H.R. 2107 (Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997) (H.R. 2107)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1196 (To authorize the President to implement the recently announced American Heritage Rivers Initiative subject to designation of qualified rivers by Act of Congress.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (57-42)

57 Yea

42 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

16 Yea / 38 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 45 senators

41 Yea / 4 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Spencer Abraham (Republican–MI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Michael DeWine (Republican–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Pete Domenici (Republican–NM) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Lauch Faircloth (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Frist (Republican–TN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Judd Gregg (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Fred Thompson (Republican–TN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 57

Nay 42

Not Voting 1

Ted Stevens (AK)

Other Votes on H.R. 2107

Vote #241 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1188 to H.R. 2107 (Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997)

Amendment Rejected (23-77) Sep 17, 1997
Vote #242 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1205 to H.R. 2107 (Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997)

Amendment Rejected (49-51) Sep 17, 1997
Vote #243 On the Motion to Reconsider S.Amdt. 1205 to H.R. 2107 (Miccosukee Settlement Ac…

Motion to Reconsider Rejected (49-51) Sep 17, 1997
Vote #244 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1206 to H.R. 2107 (Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997)

Amendment Rejected (26-73) Sep 17, 1997
Vote #245 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1187 to H.R. 2107 (Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997)

Amendment Rejected (36-63) Sep 17, 1997
Vote #246 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1186 to H.R. 2107 (Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997)

Amendment Rejected (39-61) Sep 18, 1997
Vote #248 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1223 to H.R. 2107 (Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997)

Amendment Rejected (34-64) Sep 18, 1997
Vote #249 On the Point of Order S.Amdt. 1224 to H.R. 2107 (Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1…

Point of Order Sustained (59-39) Sep 18, 1997
Vote #250 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1245 to H.R. 2107 (Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997)

Amendment Agreed to (81-14) Sep 18, 1997
Vote #251 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2107

Bill Passed (93-3) Sep 18, 1997

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