What was the result of Senate roll call vote 179 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 14, 2005 ended "Amendment Rejected (38-60)", 38-60. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1219 to S.Amdt. 1124 to H.R. 2360 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 179?

38 senators voted Yea and 60 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 179 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 29-16 and Democrats voted 2-34. 18 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #179 · 109th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 14, 2005, 10:04 AM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1219 to S.Amdt. 1124 to H.R. 2360 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2006)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1219 (Of a perfecting nature.)

Amendment Rejected (38-60)

38 Yea

60 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 46 senators

29 Yea / 16 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 37 senators

2 Yea / 34 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Lamar Alexander (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Jeff Bingaman, Jr. (Democrat–NM) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Lincoln Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Norm Coleman (Republican–MN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Michael DeWine (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Judd Gregg (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Inhofe (Republican–OK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kenneth Salazar (Democrat–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Rick Santorum (Republican–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Gordon Smith (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ted Stevens (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
James Talent (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
David Vitter (Republican–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 38

Nay 60

Not Voting 2

Chester Lott (MS)
Barbara Mikulski (MD)

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

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