What was the result of Senate roll call vote 34 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 17, 1998 ended "Cloture Motion Agreed to (74-24, 3/5 majority required)", 74-24. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2646 (H.R. 2646).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 34?

74 senators voted Yea and 24 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 34 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 50-0 and Democrats voted 19-20. 20 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #34 · 105th Congress · Session 2 · Mar 17, 1998, 12:15 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2646 (H.R. 2646)

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-free expenditures from education individual retirement accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses, to increase the maximum annual amount of contributions to such accounts, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion Agreed to (74-24, 3/5 majority required)

74 Yea

24 Nay

← Vote #33 Vote #35 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

50 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 41 senators

19 Yea / 20 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Barbara Boxer (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Dale Bumpers (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Thomas Daschle (Democrat–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Tim Johnson (Democrat–SD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Charles Robb (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Torricelli (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 74

Nay 24

Not Voting 2

Kent Conrad (ND)
Daniel Inouye (HI)

Other Votes on H.R. 2646

Vote #288 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2646

Cloture Motion Rejected (56-41, 3/5 majority required) Oct 31, 1997
Vote #291 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2646

Cloture Motion Rejected (56-44, 3/5 majority required) Nov 4, 1997
Vote #38 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2646

Cloture Motion Rejected (55-44, 3/5 majority required) Mar 19, 1998
Vote #46 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2646

Cloture Motion Rejected (58-42, 3/5 majority required) Mar 26, 1998
Vote #102 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2646

Bill Passed (56-43) Apr 23, 1998
Vote #169 On the Conference Report H.R. 2646

Conference Report Agreed to (59-36) Jun 24, 1998

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

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