What was the result of Senate roll call vote 227 in the 108th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jun 18, 2003 ended "Amendment Rejected (37-58)", 37-58. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 931 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 227?

37 senators voted Yea and 58 voted Nay. 5 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 227 in the 108th Congress?

Republicans voted 0-43 and Democrats voted 31-6. 7 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #227 · 108th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 18, 2003, 3:15 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 931 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)

Amendment S.Amdt. 931 (To require that the Medicare plan, to be known as the Medicare Guaranteed Option, be available to all eligible beneficiaries in every year.)

Amendment Rejected (37-58)

37 Yea

58 Nay

← Vote #226 Vote #228 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 43 senators

0 Yea / 43 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 41 senators

31 Yea / 6 Nay

4 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Crossed Party Lines

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Jeffords (Independent–VT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Zell Miller (Democrat–GA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 931 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)

How the Parties Voted

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 37

Nay 58

Not Voting 5