What was the result of Senate roll call vote 215 in the 106th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 21, 1999 ended "Amendment Rejected (44-54)", 44-54. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1261 to S.Amdt. 1258 to H.R. 1555 (Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 215?

44 senators voted Yea and 54 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 215 in the 106th Congress?

Republicans voted 0-48 and Democrats voted 38-1. 2 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #215 · 106th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 21, 1999, 1:18 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1261 to S.Amdt. 1258 to H.R. 1555 (Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1261 (To provide that the Secretary of Energy shall be responsible for developing and promulgating all Departmental-wide security, counterintelligence and intelligence policies, and may use his immediate staff to assist him in developing and promulgating such policies.)

Amendment Rejected (44-54)

44 Yea

54 Nay

← Vote #214 Vote #216 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

0 Yea / 48 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 40 senators

38 Yea / 1 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 44

Nay 54

Not Voting 2

Larry Craig (ID)
Ted Kennedy (MA)

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

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