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Roll Call Vote #154 · 105th Congress · Session 2 · Jun 10, 1998, 6:44 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2686 to S.Amdt. 2437 to S. 1415 (Universal Tobacco Settlement Act)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2686 (To eliminate the marriage penalty reflected in the standard deduction, to ensure the earned income credit takes into account the elimination of such penalty, and to provide a full deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals.)

Motion to Table Failed (48-50)
48 Yea
50 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

3 Yea / 47 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 41 senators

38 Yea / 1 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 48

Nay 50

Not Voting 2

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