What was the result of Senate roll call vote 259 in the 108th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jun 26, 2003 ended "Amendment Rejected (42-54)", 42-54. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1111 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 259?

42 senators voted Yea and 54 voted Nay. 4 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 259 in the 108th Congress?

Republicans voted 0-41 and Democrats voted 36-4. 5 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #259 · 108th Congress · Session 1 · Jun 26, 2003, 9:18 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1111 to S. 1 (Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1111 (To ensure that current retirees who have prescription drug coverage who will lose their prescription drug coverage as a result of the enactment of this legislation have the option of drug coverage under the Medicare fallback.)

Amendment Rejected (42-54)

42 Yea

54 Nay

← Vote #258 Vote #260 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 43 senators

0 Yea / 41 Nay

2 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. 1111 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 42

Nay 54

Not Voting 4