What was the result of Senate roll call vote 253 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 23, 1997 ended "Amendment Rejected (39-61)", 39-61. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1139 to S.Amdt. 1130 to S. 830 (Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997) (S. 830).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 253?

39 senators voted Yea and 61 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 253 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 3-52 and Democrats voted 36-9. 12 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #253 · 105th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 23, 1997, 10:10 AM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1139 to S.Amdt. 1130 to S. 830 (Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997) (S. 830)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1139 (To eliminate provisions relating to the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to track devices or to conduct postmarket surveillance of devices.)

Amendment Rejected (39-61)

39 Yea

61 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

3 Yea / 52 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 45 senators

36 Yea / 9 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dale Bumpers (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kay Hutchison (Republican–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ted Kennedy (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ron Wyden (Democrat–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 39

Nay 61

Other Votes on S. 830

Vote #220 On the Cloture Motion S. 830

Cloture Motion Agreed to (89-5, 3/5 majority required) Sep 5, 1997
Vote #239 On the Cloture Motion S. 830

Cloture Motion Agreed to (94-4, 3/5 majority required) Sep 16, 1997
Vote #252 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1140 to S.Amdt. 1130 to S. 830 (Food and Drug Administ…

Amendment Rejected (40-59) Sep 23, 1997
Vote #254 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1177 to S.Amdt. 1130 to S. 830 (Food and Drug Ad…

Motion to Table Agreed to (65-35) Sep 23, 1997
Vote #255 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1130 to S. 830 (Food and Drug Administration Moderniza…

Amendment Agreed to (98-2) Sep 23, 1997
Vote #256 On Passage of the Bill S. 830

Bill Passed (98-2) Sep 24, 1997

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

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