What was the result of Senate roll call vote 215 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 29, 2005 ended "Amendment Rejected (35-64)", 35-64. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1620 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act) (S. 397).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 215?

35 senators voted Yea and 64 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 215 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 2-52 and Democrats voted 32-12. 14 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #215 · 109th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 29, 2005, 2:24 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1620 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act) (S. 397)

Amendment S.Amdt. 1620 (To exempt lawsuits involving injuries to children from the definition of qualified civil liability action.)

Amendment Rejected (35-64)

35 Yea

64 Nay

← Vote #214 Vote #216 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 55 senators

2 Yea / 52 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 44 senators

32 Yea / 12 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Max Baucus (Democrat–MT) 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
Michael DeWine (Republican–OH) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Tim Johnson (Democrat–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Blanche Lincoln (Democrat–AR) 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
Kenneth Salazar (Democrat–CO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 35

Nay 64

Not Voting 1

John Sununu (NH)

Other Votes on S. 397

Vote #206 On the Cloture Motion S. 397

Cloture Motion Agreed to (66-32, 3/5 majority required) Jul 26, 2005
Vote #207 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1626 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms …

Amendment Agreed to (70-30) Jul 28, 2005
Vote #208 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 1623 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in…

Motion to Table Agreed to (62-37) Jul 28, 2005
Vote #214 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1644 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms …

Amendment Agreed to (72-26) Jul 29, 2005
Vote #216 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1645 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms …

Amendment Agreed to (87-11) Jul 29, 2005
Vote #217 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1615 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms …

Amendment Rejected (31-64) Jul 29, 2005
Vote #218 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1642 to S. 397 (Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms …

Amendment Rejected (33-63) Jul 29, 2005
Vote #219 On Passage of the Bill S. 397

Bill Passed (65-31) Jul 29, 2005

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