What was the result of Senate roll call vote 254 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Sep 27, 2006 ended "Amendment Rejected (43-54)", 43-54. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5086 to S. 3930 (Military Commissions Act of 2006).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 254?

43 senators voted Yea and 54 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 254 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 1-43 and Democrats voted 33-3. 4 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #254 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Sep 27, 2006, 4:33 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5086 to S. 3930 (Military Commissions Act of 2006)

Amendment S.Amdt. 5086 (In the nature of a substitute.)

Amendment Rejected (43-54)

43 Yea

54 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 46 senators

1 Yea / 43 Nay

2 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

Lincoln Chafee (Republican–RI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 43

Nay 54

Not Voting 3

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

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