What was the result of Senate roll call vote 56 in the 106th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 23, 1999 ended "Motion to Table Failed (40-59)", 40-59. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 130 to S. 544 (Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program Act) (S. 544).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 56?

40 senators voted Yea and 59 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 56 in the 106th Congress?

Republicans voted 6-48 and Democrats voted 34-11. 17 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #56 · 106th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 23, 1999, 6:47 PM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 130 to S. 544 (Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed Loan Program Act) (S. 544)

Amendment S.Amdt. 130 (To maintain existing marine activities in Glacier Bay National Park.)

Motion to Table Failed (40-59)

40 Yea

59 Nay

← Vote #55 Vote #57 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

6 Yea / 48 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 45 senators

34 Yea / 11 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Daniel Akaka (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Daniel Inouye (Democrat–HI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Blanche Lincoln (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Daniel Moynihan (Democrat–NY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Warner (Republican–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 40

Nay 59

Not Voting 1

William Cochran (MS)

Other Votes on S. 544

Vote #53 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 77 to S. 544 (Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed L…

Motion to Table Agreed to (71-29) Mar 18, 1999
Vote #54 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 89 to S. 544 (Emergency Oil and Gas Guaranteed L…

Motion to Table Agreed to (69-30) Mar 18, 1999
Vote #55 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 124 to S.Amdt. 81 to S. 544 (Emergency Oil and Ga…

Cloture Motion Rejected (55-44, 3/5 majority required) Mar 23, 1999

All Senate votes on S. 544 →

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

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