What was the result of Senate roll call vote 72 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on May 20, 1997 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (61-39)", 61-39. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 296 to S.Con.Res. 27 (No short title on file) (S.Con.Res. 27).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 72?

61 senators voted Yea and 39 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 72 in the 105th Congress?

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

Roll Call Vote #72 · 105th Congress · Session 1 · May 20, 1997, 6:28 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 296 to S.Con.Res. 27 (No short title on file) (S.Con.Res. 27)

Amendment S.Amdt. 296 (To improve funding of critical programs to assist infants, toddlers and young children by increasing the discretionary spending caps by $15,752 billion in outlays over five years and offsetting this effort by closing corporate tax loopholes.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (61-39)

61 Yea

39 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

52 Yea / 3 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

9 Yea / 36 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Max Cleland (Democrat–GA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Thomas Daschle (Democrat–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Wendell Ford (Democrat–KY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Tim Johnson (Democrat–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Charles Robb (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 61

Nay 39

Other Votes on S.Con.Res. 27

Vote #73 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 292 to S.Con.Res. 27 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Agreed to (70-29) May 20, 1997
Vote #74 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 295 to S.Con.Res. 27 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (8-91) May 20, 1997
Vote #75 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 307 to S.Con.Res. 27 (No short title on file)

Amendment Agreed to (98-2) May 21, 1997
Vote #76 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 297 to S.Con.Res. 27 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Agreed to (55-45) May 21, 1997
Vote #77 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 318 to S.Con.Res. 27 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Agreed to (68-31) May 21, 1997
Vote #78 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 315 to S.Con.Res. 27 (No short title on file)

Amendment Agreed to (98-0) May 21, 1997
Vote #79 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 336 to S.Con.Res. 27 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Agreed to (56-43) May 22, 1997
Vote #80 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 311 to S.Con.Res. 27 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Agreed to (51-49) May 22, 1997
Vote #81 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 331 to S.Con.Res. 27 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Agreed to (73-26) May 22, 1997
Vote #82 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 330 to S.Con.Res. 27 (No short title on file)

Motion to Table Agreed to (81-18) May 22, 1997

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