What was the result of Senate roll call vote 166 in the 106th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jun 15, 1999 ended "Cloture Motion Rejected (53-46, 3/5 majority required)", 53-46. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 297 to S.Amdt. 296 to S. 557 (No short title on file).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 166?

53 senators voted Yea and 46 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 166 in the 106th Congress?

Republicans voted 47-1 and Democrats voted 1-39. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #166 · 106th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 15, 1999, 4:22 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 297 to S.Amdt. 296 to S. 557 (No short title on file)

Amendment S.Amdt. 297 (In the nature of a substitute.)

Cloture Motion Rejected (53-46, 3/5 majority required)

53 Yea

46 Nay

← Vote #165 Vote #167 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

47 Yea / 1 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 40 senators

1 Yea / 39 Nay

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
William Roth, Jr. (Republican–DE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 53

Nay 46

Not Voting 1

John Chafee (RI)

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

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