How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 86?

56 senators voted Yea and 41 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 86 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 50-4 and Democrats voted 6-37. 10 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #86 · 105th Congress · Session 2 · Apr 21, 1998, 10:32 AM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2289 to H.R. 2646 (Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998) (H.R. 2646)

Q: What was the result of Senate roll call vote 86 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Apr 21, 1998 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (56-41)", 56-41. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2289 to H.R. 2646 (Education Savings Act for Public and Private Schools Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998) (H.R. 2646).

Amendment S.Amdt. 2289 (To provide an additional 100,000, well-qualified elementary and secondary school teachers annually to the national pool of such teachers during the 10-year period beginning with 1999 through a new student loan forgiveness program.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (56-41)

56 Yea

41 Nay

← Vote #85 Vote #87 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

50 Yea / 4 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

6 Yea / 37 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Alfonse D'Amato (Republican–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Torricelli (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 56

Nay 41

Not Voting 3

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 #34 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2646

Cloture Motion Agreed to (74-24, 3/5 majority required) Mar 17, 1998
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 #87 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2017 to H.R. 2646 (Education Savings Act for Pub…

Motion to Table Agreed to (60-38) Apr 21, 1998
Vote #88 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2288 to H.R. 2646 (Education Savings Act for Public an…

Amendment Agreed to (63-35) Apr 21, 1998
Vote #89 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2291 to H.R. 2646 (Education Savings Act for Public an…

Amendment Agreed to (69-29) Apr 21, 1998
Vote #90 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2292 to H.R. 2646 (Education Savings Act for Pub…

Motion to Table Agreed to (56-42) Apr 21, 1998
Vote #91 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2293 to H.R. 2646 (Education Savings Act for Public an…

Amendment Agreed to (50-49) Apr 22, 1998

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