How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 298?

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

Which party supported Senate vote 298 in the 106th Congress?

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

Roll Call Vote #298 · 106th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 29, 1999, 4:30 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1804 to S. 1650 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000)

Q: What was the result of Senate roll call vote 298 in the 106th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 29, 1999 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (54-44)", 54-44. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1804 to S. 1650 (Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000).

Amendment S.Amdt. 1804 (To specify that $1.4 billion be made available for class size reduction programs consistent with the provisions of Section 307 of Public Law 105-277.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (54-44)

54 Yea

44 Nay

← Vote #297 Vote #299 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

48 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 40 senators

1 Yea / 38 Nay

1 not voting or present

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
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 54

Nay 44

Not Voting 2

Carl Levin (MI)
John McCain, III (AZ)

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

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