What was the result of Senate roll call vote 229 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Aug 3, 2006 ended "Cloture Motion Rejected (56-42, 3/5 majority required)", 56-42. The vote was on: On the Cloture Motion H.R. 5970 (H.R. 5970).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 229?

56 senators voted Yea and 42 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 229 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 43-3 and Democrats voted 5-31. 8 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #229 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Aug 3, 2006, 9:41 PM (ET)

On the Cloture Motion H.R. 5970 (H.R. 5970)

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

Cloture Motion Rejected (56-42, 3/5 majority required)

56 Yea

42 Nay

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