How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 240?

47 senators voted Yea and 52 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 240 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 1-45 and Democrats voted 35-1. 2 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #240 · 109th Congress · Session 1 · Sep 22, 2005, 9:35 AM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1844 to H.R. 2744 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006)

Q: What was the result of Senate roll call vote 240 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 22, 2005 ended "Amendment Rejected (47-52)", 47-52. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1844 to H.R. 2744 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006).

Amendment S.Amdt. 1844 (To condition the use of funds for carrying out a provision relating to prevented planting payments, with an offset.)

Amendment Rejected (47-52)

47 Yea

52 Nay

← Vote #239 Vote #241 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 46 senators

1 Yea / 45 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 37 senators

35 Yea / 1 Nay

1 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

Norm Coleman (Republican–MN) 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 47

Nay 52

Not Voting 1

Jon Corzine (NJ)

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

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