What was the result of Senate roll call vote 45 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 15, 2006 ended "Amendment Rejected (43-55)", 43-55. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3056 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 45?

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

Which party supported Senate vote 45 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 0-45 and Democrats voted 35-1. 1 senator crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #45 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Mar 15, 2006, 3:04 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3056 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)

Amendment S.Amdt. 3056 (To provide $5 billion for our emergency responders so that they can field effective and reliable interoperable communications equipment to respond to natural disasters, terrorist attacks and the public safety needs of America's communities and fully offset this by closing tax loopholes and collecting more from the tax gap.)

Amendment Rejected (43-55)

43 Yea

55 Nay

← Vote #44 Vote #46 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 46 senators

0 Yea / 45 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 37 senators

35 Yea / 1 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

Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 43

Nay 55

Not Voting 2

Norm Coleman (MN)
Mark Dayton (MN)

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

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