What was the result of Senate roll call vote 83 in the 106th Congress?

The Senate vote on Apr 13, 2000 ended "Cloture Motion Rejected (53-45, 3/5 majority required)", 53-45. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6 (H.R. 6).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 83?

53 senators voted Yea and 45 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 83 in the 106th Congress?

Republicans voted 47-1 and Democrats voted 1-38. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #83 · 106th Congress · Session 2 · Apr 13, 2000, 2:27 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion H.R. 6 (H.R. 6)

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that the income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the amounts applicable to unmarried individuals.

Cloture Motion Rejected (53-45, 3/5 majority required)

53 Yea

45 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 49 senators

47 Yea / 1 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 40 senators

1 Yea / 38 Nay

1 not voting or present

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

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
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 53

Nay 45

Not Voting 2

Daniel Moynihan (NY)
William Roth, Jr. (DE)

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

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