What was the result of Senate roll call vote 254 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 23, 1997 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (65-35)", 65-35. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1177 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 254?

65 senators voted Yea and 35 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 254 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 55-0 and Democrats voted 10-35. 10 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #254 · 105th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 23, 1997, 2:58 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1177 to S.Amdt. 1130 to S. 830 (Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997) (S. 830)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1177 (To ensure that determinations of the Secretary with respect to the intended uses of a device are based on the proposed labeling only if such labeling is not false or misleading.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (65-35)

65 Yea

35 Nay

← Vote #253 Vote #255 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

55 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

10 Yea / 35 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Patty Murray (Democrat–WA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ron Wyden (Democrat–OR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 65

Nay 35

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 #253 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1139 to S.Amdt. 1130 to S. 830 (Food and Drug Administ…

Amendment Rejected (39-61) 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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