What was the result of Senate roll call vote 23 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 3, 2005 ended "Amendment Rejected (39-56)", 39-56. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 42 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 23?

39 senators voted Yea and 56 voted Nay. 5 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 23 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 1-44 and Democrats voted 30-3. 4 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #23 · 109th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 3, 2005, 5:33 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 42 to S. 256 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005)

Amendment S.Amdt. 42 (To limit the exemption for asset protection trusts.)

Amendment Rejected (39-56)

39 Yea

56 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 46 senators

1 Yea / 44 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 37 senators

30 Yea / 3 Nay

4 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

Lincoln Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Tim Johnson (Democrat–SD) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 39

Nay 56

Not Voting 5

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

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