What was the result of Senate roll call vote 36 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 18, 1998 ended "Motion to Proceed Agreed to (55-44)", 55-44. The vote was on: On the Motion to Proceed Treaty Doc. 105-36 (Treaty Doc. 105-36).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 36?

55 senators voted Yea and 44 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 36 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 50-0 and Democrats voted 1-39. 2 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #36 · 105th Congress · Session 2 · Mar 18, 1998, 12:43 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Proceed Treaty Doc. 105-36 (Treaty Doc. 105-36)

Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the accession of Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. These protocols were opened for signature at Brussels on December 16, 1997, and signed on behalf of the United States of America and other parties to the North Atlantic Treaty

Motion to Proceed Agreed to (55-44)

55 Yea

44 Nay

← Vote #35 Vote #37 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 50 senators

50 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 41 senators

1 Yea / 39 Nay

1 not voting or present

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
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 55

Nay 44

Not Voting 1

Daniel Inouye (HI)

Other Votes on Treaty Doc. 105-36

Vote #117 On the Resolution of Ratification Treaty Doc. 105-36

Resolution of Ratification Agreed to (80-19, 2/3 majority required) Apr 30, 1998

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

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