What was the result of Senate roll call vote 49 in the 108th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 12, 2003 ended "Amendment Rejected (35-60)", 35-60. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 261 to S. 3 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003) (S. 3).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 49?

35 senators voted Yea and 60 voted Nay. 5 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 49 in the 108th Congress?

Republicans voted 1-48 and Democrats voted 33-12. 13 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #49 · 108th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 12, 2003, 6:23 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 261 to S. 3 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003) (S. 3)

Amendment S.Amdt. 261 (In the nature of a substitute.)

Amendment Rejected (35-60)

35 Yea

60 Nay

← Vote #48 Vote #50 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 51 senators

1 Yea / 48 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 48 senators

33 Yea / 12 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 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
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Fritz Hollings (Democrat–SC) 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
Mark Pryor (Democrat–AR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Harry Reid (Democrat–NV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jay Rockefeller, IV (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 35

Nay 60

Not Voting 5

Other Votes on S. 3

Vote #46 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 259 to S. 3 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2…

Motion to Table Agreed to (60-38) Mar 12, 2003
Vote #47 On the Motion (Boxer Motion To Commit S. 3 To The Judiciary Committee With Inst…

Motion Rejected (42-56) Mar 12, 2003
Vote #48 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 260 to S. 3 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003)

Amendment Agreed to (52-46) Mar 12, 2003
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

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

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