What was the result of Senate roll call vote 246 in the 108th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jun 25, 2003 ended "Amendment Rejected (43-52)", 43-52. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1000 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 246?

43 senators voted Yea and 52 voted Nay. 5 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 246 in the 108th Congress?

Republicans voted 0-40 and Democrats voted 36-4. 5 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #246 · 108th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 25, 2003, 7:02 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1000 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1000 (To study the comparative effectiveness and safety of important Medicare covered drugs to ensure that consumers can make meaningful comparisons about the quality and efficacy.)

Amendment Rejected (43-52)

43 Yea

52 Nay

← Vote #245 Vote #247 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 43 senators

0 Yea / 40 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 41 senators

36 Yea / 4 Nay

1 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
Zell Miller (Democrat–GA) 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. 1000 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 43

Nay 52

Not Voting 5