What was the result of Senate roll call vote 42 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 14, 2006 ended "Amendment Rejected (46-54)", 46-54. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3039 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 42?

46 senators voted Yea and 54 voted Nay.

Which party supported Senate vote 42 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 2-44 and Democrats voted 34-3. 5 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #42 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Mar 14, 2006, 4:43 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3039 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)

Amendment S.Amdt. 3039 (To make energy more affordable and sustainable, to increase our national security through foreign oil replacement with biofuels and alternative fuels and advanced/hybrid vehicle use, to accelerate production and market penetration of clean and renewable energy technologies and generation, and to more fully utilize energy efficiency and conservation technologies and practices.)

Amendment Rejected (46-54)

46 Yea

54 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 46 senators

2 Yea / 44 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 37 senators

34 Yea / 3 Nay

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
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3039 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)

How the Parties Voted

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 46

Nay 54