What was the result of Senate roll call vote 227 in the 106th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 29, 1999 ended "Motion Rejected (54-46, 3/5 majority required)", 54-46. The vote was on: On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. Re: Abraham Amdt. No. 1398).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 227?

54 senators voted Yea and 46 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 227 in the 106th Congress?

Republicans voted 48-1 and Democrats voted 1-39. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #227 · 106th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 29, 1999, 9:38 AM (ET)

On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. Re: Abraham Amdt. No. 1398)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1398 (To preserve and protect the surpluses of the social security trust funds by reaffirming the exclusion of receipts and disbursement from the budget, by setting a limit on the debt held by the public, and by amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide a process to reduce the limit on the debt held by the public.)

Motion Rejected (54-46, 3/5 majority required)

54 Yea

46 Nay

← Vote #226 Vote #228 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

48 Yea / 1 Nay

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

On the Motion (Motion to Waive C.B.A. Re: Abraham Amdt. No. 1398)

How the Parties Voted

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 54

Nay 46