What was the result of Senate roll call vote 249 in the 106th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 14, 2000 ended "Amendment Rejected (24-74)", 24-74. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4129 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file) (H.R. 4444).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 249?

24 senators voted Yea and 74 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 249 in the 106th Congress?

Republicans voted 11-43 and Democrats voted 13-31. 24 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #249 · 106th Congress · Session 2 · Sep 14, 2000, 5:16 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4129 to H.R. 4444 (No short title on file) (H.R. 4444)

Amendment S.Amdt. 4129 (To require that the Congressional-Executive Commission monitor the cooperation of the People's Republic of China with respect to POW/MIA issues, improvement in the areas of forced abortions, slave labor, and organ harvesting, and for other purposes.)

Amendment Rejected (24-74)

24 Yea

74 Nay

← Vote #248 Vote #250 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 54 senators

11 Yea / 43 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 46 senators

13 Yea / 31 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

John Ashcroft (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ben Campbell (Republican–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Michael DeWine (Republican–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
John Edwards (Democrat–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jesse Helms (Republican–NC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
James Jeffords (Republican–VT) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ted Kennedy (Democrat–MA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Herbert Kohl (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Barbara Mikulski (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jack Reed (Democrat–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Paul Sarbanes (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Smith (Republican–NH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Republican–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Fred Thompson (Republican–TN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Robert Torricelli (Democrat–NJ) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Paul Wellstone (Democrat–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 24

Nay 74

Not Voting 2

Daniel Akaka (HI)
Joseph Lieberman (CT)

Other Votes on H.R. 4444

Vote #231 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 4444

Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (86-12) Jul 27, 2000
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

All Senate votes on H.R. 4444 →

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