What was the result of Senate roll call vote 273 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 17, 1998 ended "Motion to Table Failed (47-52)", 47-52. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3596 to S.Amdt. 3559 to S. 1301 (Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1997).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 273?

47 senators voted Yea and 52 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 273 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 44-6 and Democrats voted 0-40. 6 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #273 · 105th Congress · Session 2 · Sep 17, 1998, 12:03 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 3596 to S.Amdt. 3559 to S. 1301 (Consumer Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1997)

Amendment S.Amdt. 3596 (To prohibit creditors from terminating or refusing to renew an extension of credit because the consumer did not incur finance charges.)

Motion to Table Failed (47-52)

47 Yea

52 Nay

← Vote #272 Vote #274 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

44 Yea / 6 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 41 senators

0 Yea / 40 Nay

1 not voting or present

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

Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ben Campbell (Republican–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kay Hutchison (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Frank Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 47

Nay 52

Not Voting 1

Fritz Hollings (SC)

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

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