How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 97?

34 senators voted Yea and 66 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 97 in the 105th Congress?

Republicans voted 0-55 and Democrats voted 34-11. 11 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #97 · 105th Congress · Session 2 · Apr 23, 1998, 10:26 AM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2301 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 97 in the 105th Congress?

The Senate vote on Apr 23, 1998 ended "Amendment Rejected (34-66)", 34-66. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2301 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. 2301 (To strike section 101, and to provide funding for Blue Ribbon Schools.)

Amendment Rejected (34-66)

34 Yea

66 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

0 Yea / 55 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 45 senators

34 Yea / 11 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Joe Biden, Jr. (Democrat–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Bryan (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Max Cleland (Democrat–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dianne Feinstein (Democrat–CA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Torricelli (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 34

Nay 66

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 #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

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