What was the result of Senate roll call vote 69 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on May 15, 1997 ended "Amendment Rejected (28-72)", 28-72. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 288 to H.R. 1122 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997) (H.R. 1122).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 69?

28 senators voted Yea and 72 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 69 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 2-53 and Democrats voted 26-19. 21 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #69 · 105th Congress · Session 1 · May 15, 1997, 2:01 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 288 to H.R. 1122 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997) (H.R. 1122)

Amendment S.Amdt. 288 (To prohibit certain abortions.)

Amendment Rejected (28-72)

28 Yea

72 Nay

← Vote #68 Vote #70 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

2 Yea / 53 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 45 senators

26 Yea / 19 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dale Bumpers (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Thomas Daschle (Democrat–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Tim Johnson (Democrat–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) 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
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 28

Nay 72

Other Votes on H.R. 1122

Vote #70 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 289 to H.R. 1122 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 19…

Amendment Rejected (36-64) May 15, 1997
Vote #71 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1122

Bill Passed (64-36) May 20, 1997
Vote #277 On Overriding the Veto H.R. 1122

Veto Sustained (64-36, 2/3 majority required) Sep 18, 1998

All Senate votes on H.R. 1122 →

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

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