What was the result of Senate roll call vote 246 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 13, 2006 ended "Amendment Rejected (43-55)", 43-55. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4999 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 246?

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

Which party supported Senate vote 246 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 1-44 and Democrats voted 33-3. 4 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #246 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Sep 13, 2006, 4:32 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4999 to H.R. 4954 (Security and Accountability For Every Port Act or the SAFE Port Act)

Amendment S.Amdt. 4999 (To improve the security of cargo containers destined for the United States.)

Amendment Rejected (43-55)

43 Yea

55 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

33 Yea / 3 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

Mary Landrieu (Democrat–LA) 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
James Talent (Republican–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 43

Nay 55

Not Voting 2

Daniel Akaka (HI)
Lincoln Chafee (RI)

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

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