What was the result of Senate roll call vote 218 in the 106th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 22, 1999 ended "Motion to Table Failed (45-52)", 45-52. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1301 to S. 1217 (Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999) (S. 1217).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 218?

45 senators voted Yea and 52 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 218 in the 106th Congress?

Republicans voted 6-47 and Democrats voted 39-5. 11 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #218 · 106th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 22, 1999, 7:34 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1301 to S. 1217 (Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999) (S. 1217)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1301 (To prohibit the Federal Communcations Commission from requiring persons to use any accounting method does not conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.)

Motion to Table Failed (45-52)

45 Yea

52 Nay

← Vote #217 Vote #219 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

6 Yea / 47 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 45 senators

39 Yea / 5 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Ben Campbell (Republican–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Michael DeWine (Republican–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Christopher Dodd (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Dick Durbin (Democrat–IL) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Chuck Hagel (Republican–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Joseph Lieberman (Democrat–CT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Connie Mack, III (Republican–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jack Reed (Democrat–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 45

Nay 52

Not Voting 3

Other Votes on S. 1217

Vote #186 On the Cloture Motion S. 1217

Cloture Motion Rejected (49-39, 3/5 majority required) Jun 28, 1999
Vote #217 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1302 to S. 1217 (Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1999)

Amendment Rejected (43-54) Jul 22, 1999
Vote #219 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1303 to S. 1217 (Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1…

Motion to Table Agreed to (56-40) Jul 22, 1999
Vote #220 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1306 to S. 1217 (Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1…

Motion to Table Failed (35-61) Jul 22, 1999

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

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