What was the result of Senate roll call vote 231 in the 106th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 27, 2000 ended "Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (86-12)", 86-12. The vote was on: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 4444 (H.R. 4444).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 231?

86 senators voted Yea and 12 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 231 in the 106th Congress?

Republicans voted 45-7 and Democrats voted 41-5. 12 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #231 · 106th Congress · Session 2 · Jul 27, 2000, 4:08 PM (ET)

On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 4444 (H.R. 4444)

To authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China.

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (86-12)

86 Yea

12 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 54 senators

45 Yea / 7 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 46 senators

41 Yea / 5 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

James Bunning (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ben Campbell (Republican–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jesse Helms (Republican–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Paul Sarbanes (Democrat–MD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Smith (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Strom Thurmond (Republican–SC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 86

Nay 12

Not Voting 2

Pete Domenici (NM)
William Frist (TN)

Other Votes on H.R. 4444

Vote #233 On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 4444

Motion to Proceed Agreed to (92-5) Sep 7, 2000
Vote #234 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4114 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (30-67) Sep 7, 2000
Vote #235 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4115 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (32-64) Sep 7, 2000
Vote #236 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4122 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (13-81) Sep 7, 2000
Vote #238 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4119 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (29-68) Sep 12, 2000
Vote #239 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4125 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (32-63) Sep 12, 2000
Vote #240 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4131 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (33-62) Sep 13, 2000
Vote #241 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4129 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (29-66) Sep 13, 2000
Vote #242 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4132 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (65-32) Sep 13, 2000
Vote #243 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4128 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file)

Amendment Rejected (43-53) Sep 13, 2000

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

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