What was the result of Senate roll call vote 285 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Oct 29, 1997 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (78-20)", 78-20. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table H.R. 1119 (H.R. 1119).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 285?

78 senators voted Yea and 20 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 285 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 44-5 and Democrats voted 26-14. 20 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #285 · 105th Congress · Session 1 · Oct 29, 1997, 4:23 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table H.R. 1119 (H.R. 1119)

An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to precribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Motion to Table Agreed to (78-20)

78 Yea

20 Nay

← Vote #284 Vote #286 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

44 Yea / 5 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 41 senators

26 Yea / 14 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Barbara Boxer (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ben Campbell (Republican–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Phil Gramm (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Rod Grams (Republican–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kay Hutchison (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
J. Kerrey (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Torricelli (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 78

Nay 20

Not Voting 2

Daniel Coats (IN)
Barbara Mikulski (MD)

Other Votes on H.R. 1119

Vote #289 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1119

Cloture Motion Agreed to (93-2, 3/5 majority required) Oct 31, 1997
Vote #296 On the Conference Report H.R. 1119

Conference Report Agreed to (90-10) Nov 6, 1997

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

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