What was the result of Senate roll call vote 65 in the 106th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 25, 1999 ended "Amendment Agreed to (56-43)", 56-43. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 176 to S.Con.Res. 20 (No short title on file).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 65?

56 senators voted Yea and 43 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 65 in the 106th Congress?

Republicans voted 48-0 and Democrats voted 3-37. 4 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #65 · 106th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 25, 1999, 12:29 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 176 to S.Con.Res. 20 (No short title on file)

Amendment S.Amdt. 176 (To express the sense of the Senate regarding the modernization and improvement of the medicare program.)

Amendment Agreed to (56-43)

56 Yea

43 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

48 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 40 senators

3 Yea / 37 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

John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
J. Kerrey (Democrat–NE) 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 56

Nay 43

Not Voting 1

Richard Lugar (IN)

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

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