What was the result of Senate roll call vote 55 in the 106th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 23, 1999 ended "Cloture Motion Rejected (55-44, 3/5 majority required)", 55-44. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 124 to S.Amdt. 81 to S. 544 (Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program Act).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 55?

55 senators voted Yea and 44 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 55 in the 106th Congress?

Republicans voted 48-0 and Democrats voted 2-38. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #55 · 106th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 23, 1999, 2:32 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 124 to S.Amdt. 81 to S. 544 (Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program Act)

Amendment S.Amdt. 124 (Prohibiting the use of funds for military operations in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) unless Congress enacts specific authorization in law for the conduct of those operations.)

Cloture Motion Rejected (55-44, 3/5 majority required)

55 Yea

44 Nay

← Vote #54 Vote #56 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

48 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 40 senators

2 Yea / 38 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

Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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 55

Nay 44

Not Voting 1

William Cochran (MS)

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

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