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Roll Call Vote #223 · 105th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 22, 1998, 9:33 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3257 to S. 2260 (Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999)

Amendment S.Amdt. 3257 (To prevent any consolidation of the Patent and Trademark Office until the Administrator of General Services conducts a cost-benefit analysis that is not limited to a specific geographical region and makes a recommendation on the basis o fthat analysis.)

Amendment Rejected (47-53)
47 Yea
53 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

34 Yea / 16 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 41 senators

10 Yea / 31 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 47

Nay 53

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