What was the result of Senate roll call vote 245 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 13, 2006 ended "Amendment Agreed to (95-3)", 95-3. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4982 to H.R. 4954 (Security and Accountability For Every Port Act or the SAFE Port Act).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 245?

95 senators voted Yea and 3 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 245 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 45-0 and Democrats voted 34-2. 2 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #245 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Sep 13, 2006, 4:01 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4982 to H.R. 4954 (Security and Accountability For Every Port Act or the SAFE Port Act)

Amendment S.Amdt. 4982 (To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that all cargo containers are screened before arriving at a United States seaport, that all high-risk containers are scanned before leaving a United States seaport, and that integrated scanning systems are fully deployed to scan all cargo containers entering the United States before they arrive in the United States.)

Amendment Agreed to (95-3)

95 Yea

3 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 46 senators

45 Yea / 0 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 37 senators

34 Yea / 2 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

Frank Lautenberg (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Robert Menendez (Democrat–NJ) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 95

Nay 3

Not Voting 2

Daniel Akaka (HI)
Lincoln Chafee (RI)

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

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