What was the result of Senate roll call vote 198 in the 108th Congress?

The Senate vote on May 23, 2003 ended "Motion to Table Agreed to (52-47)", 52-47. The vote was on: On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 834 to H.J.Res. 51 (No short title on file).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 198?

52 senators voted Yea and 47 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 198 in the 108th Congress?

Republicans voted 43-0 and Democrats voted 2-38. 2 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #198 · 108th Congress · Session 1 · May 23, 2003, 11:40 AM (ET)

On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 834 to H.J.Res. 51 (No short title on file)

Amendment S.Amdt. 834 (To express the sense of the Senate that Social Security cost-of-living adjustments should not be reduced.)

Motion to Table Agreed to (52-47)

52 Yea

47 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 43 senators

43 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 41 senators

2 Yea / 38 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Zell Miller (Democrat–GA) 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 52

Nay 47

Not Voting 1

Robert Byrd (WV)

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

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