How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 88?

63 senators voted Yea and 35 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 88 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 54-0 and Democrats voted 9-35. 9 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #88 · 105th Congress · Session 2 · Apr 21, 1998, 3:02 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2288 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 88 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Apr 21, 1998 ended "Amendment Agreed to (63-35)", 63-35. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2288 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. 2288 (To provide incentives for States to establish and administer periodic teacher testing and merit pay programs for elementary school and secondary school teachers.)

Amendment Agreed to (63-35)

63 Yea

35 Nay

← Vote #87 Vote #89 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

54 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

9 Yea / 35 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

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
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Patrick Leahy (Democrat–VT) 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 63

Nay 35

Not Voting 2

Bob Bennett (UT)
Daniel Moynihan (NY)

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 #86 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2289 to H.R. 2646 (Education Savings Act for Pub…

Motion to Table Agreed to (56-41) Apr 21, 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 #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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