What was the result of Senate roll call vote 188 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 9, 1998 ended "Cloture Motion Rejected (51-47, 3/5 majority required)", 51-47. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3064 to S. 648 (Product Liability Reform Act of 1997).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 188?

51 senators voted Yea and 47 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 188 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 46-2 and Democrats voted 1-40. 4 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #188 · 105th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 9, 1998, 10:12 AM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 3064 to S. 648 (Product Liability Reform Act of 1997)

Amendment S.Amdt. 3064 (In the nature of a substitute.)

Cloture Motion Rejected (51-47, 3/5 majority required)

51 Yea

47 Nay

← Vote #187 Vote #189 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

46 Yea / 2 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 41 senators

1 Yea / 40 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 51

Nay 47

Not Voting 2

Kay Hutchison (TX)
Jon Kyl (AZ)

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

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