What was the result of Senate roll call vote 156 in the 106th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jun 8, 1999 ended "Amendment Rejected (16-81)", 16-81. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 584 to S. 1122 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000) (S. 1122).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 156?

16 senators voted Yea and 81 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 156 in the 106th Congress?

Republicans voted 8-45 and Democrats voted 8-36. 16 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #156 · 106th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 8, 1999, 3:46 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 584 to S. 1122 (Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000) (S. 1122)

Amendment S.Amdt. 584 (To reduce amounts appropriated for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending.)

Amendment Rejected (16-81)

16 Yea

81 Nay

← Vote #155 Vote #157 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

8 Yea / 45 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 45 senators

8 Yea / 36 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

A. Allard (Republican–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Sam Brownback (Republican–KS) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Edwards (Democrat–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Bob Graham (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Phil Gramm (Republican–TX) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Rod Grams (Republican–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Chuck Hagel (Republican–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Kerry (Democrat–MA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jon Kyl (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John McCain, III (Republican–AZ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Charles Robb (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Torricelli (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 16

Nay 81

Not Voting 3

Other Votes on S. 1122

Vote #155 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 540 to S. 1122 (Department of Defense Appropriations A…

Amendment Agreed to (93-0) Jun 8, 1999
Vote #157 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 541 to S. 1122 (Department of Defense Appropriat…

Motion to Table Agreed to (66-31) Jun 8, 1999
Vote #158 On Passage of the Bill S. 1122

Bill Passed (93-4) Jun 8, 1999

All Senate votes on S. 1122 →

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

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