What was the result of Senate roll call vote 119 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on May 11, 2006 ended "Cloture Motion Rejected (55-43, 3/5 majority required)", 55-43. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion S. 1955 (S. 1955).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 119?

55 senators voted Yea and 43 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 119 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 45-1 and Democrats voted 2-33. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #119 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · May 11, 2006, 6:12 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion S. 1955 (S. 1955)

A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation of small business health plans and through modernization of the health insurance marketplace.

Cloture Motion Rejected (55-43, 3/5 majority required)

55 Yea

43 Nay

← Vote #118 Vote #120 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 46 senators

45 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 37 senators

2 Yea / 33 Nay

2 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

Lincoln Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 55

Nay 43

Not Voting 2

Jay Rockefeller, IV (WV)
Arlen Specter (PA)

Other Votes on S. 1955

Vote #117 On the Cloture Motion S. 1955

Cloture Motion Agreed to (96-2, 3/5 majority required) May 9, 2006

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

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