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Roll Call Vote #170 · 106th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 16, 1999, 2:46 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1259 (H.R. 1259)

A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social Security surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms.

Cloture Motion Rejected (55-44, 3/5 majority required)
55 Yea
44 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

55 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 45 senators

0 Yea / 44 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

No senators voted against their party's majority on this vote.

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 55

Nay 44

Not Voting 1

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