What was the result of Senate roll call vote 266 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Oct 7, 1997 ended "Cloture Motion Rejected (52-48, 3/5 majority required)", 52-48. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1258 to S. 25 (Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1997) (S. 25).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 266?

52 senators voted Yea and 48 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 266 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 52-3 and Democrats voted 0-45. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #266 · 105th Congress · Session 1 · Oct 7, 1997, 2:22 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1258 to S. 25 (Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 1997) (S. 25)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1258 (To guarantee that contributions to Federal political campaigns are voluntary.)

Cloture Motion Rejected (52-48, 3/5 majority required)

52 Yea

48 Nay

← Vote #265 Vote #267 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

52 Yea / 3 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

0 Yea / 45 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 52

Nay 48

Other Votes on S. 25

Vote #267 On the Cloture Motion S. 25

Cloture Motion Rejected (53-47, 3/5 majority required) Oct 7, 1997
Vote #270 On the Cloture Motion S. 25

Cloture Motion Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required) Oct 8, 1997
Vote #273 On the Cloture Motion S. 25

Cloture Motion Rejected (52-47, 3/5 majority required) Oct 9, 1997
Vote #274 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1258 to S. 25 (Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of …

Cloture Motion Rejected (51-48, 3/5 majority required) Oct 9, 1997

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

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