What was the result of Senate roll call vote 47 in the 108th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 12, 2003 ended "Motion Rejected (42-56)", 42-56. The vote was on: On the Motion (Boxer Motion To Commit S. 3 To The Judiciary Committee With Instructions) (S. 3).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 47?

42 senators voted Yea and 56 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 47 in the 108th Congress?

Republicans voted 2-41 and Democrats voted 31-8. 10 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #47 · 108th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 12, 2003, 1:11 PM (ET)

On the Motion (Boxer Motion To Commit S. 3 To The Judiciary Committee With Instructions) (S. 3)

A bill to prohibit the procedure commonly known as partial-birth abortion.

Motion Rejected (42-56)

42 Yea

56 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 43 senators

2 Yea / 41 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 41 senators

31 Yea / 8 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

John Breaux (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Lincoln Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) 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
Mark Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 42

Nay 56

Not Voting 2

Joe Biden, Jr. (DE)
John Kerry (MA)

Other Votes on S. 3

Vote #51 On Passage of the Bill S. 3

Bill Passed (64-33) Mar 13, 2003
Vote #351 On the Motion (Motion to Disagree To The Amendment Of The House To S.3 )

Motion Agreed to (93-0) Sep 17, 2003
Vote #402 On the Conference Report S. 3

Conference Report Agreed to (64-34) Oct 21, 2003

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

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