What was the result of Senate roll call vote 251 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 30, 1998 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (84-15)", 84-15. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3465 to S. 2132 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999) (S. 2132).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 251?

84 senators voted Yea and 15 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 251 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 52-2 and Democrats voted 32-13. 15 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #251 · 105th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 30, 1998, 8:00 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3465 to S. 2132 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999) (S. 2132)

Amendment S.Amdt. 3465 (To prohibit the availability of funds for offensive military operations except in accordance with Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (84-15)

84 Yea

15 Nay

← Vote #250 Vote #252 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

52 Yea / 2 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

32 Yea / 13 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Barbara Boxer (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dick Durbin (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) 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
Kay Hutchison (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Tim Johnson (Democrat–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ted Kennedy (Democrat–MA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Carol Moseley Braun (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Paul Sarbanes (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 84

Nay 15

Not Voting 1

Jesse Helms (NC)

Other Votes on S. 2132

Vote #247 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3399 to S. 2132 (Department of Defense Appropria…

Motion to Table Agreed to (80-19) Jul 30, 1998
Vote #248 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3124 to S. 2132 (Department of Defense Appropria…

Motion to Table Failed (29-70) Jul 30, 1998
Vote #249 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3413 to S. 2132 (Department of Defense Appropria…

Motion to Table Agreed to (68-31) Jul 30, 1998
Vote #250 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3419 to S.Amdt. 3124 to S. 2132 (Department of Defense…

Amendment Agreed to (99-0) Jul 30, 1998

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

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