What was the result of Senate roll call vote 55 in the 109th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 16, 2006 ended "Amendment Rejected (44-55)", 44-55. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3133 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 55?

44 senators voted Yea and 55 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 55 in the 109th Congress?

Republicans voted 0-45 and Democrats voted 35-2. 2 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #55 · 109th Congress · Session 2 · Mar 16, 2006, 11:34 AM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3133 to S.Con.Res. 83 (No short title on file)

Amendment S.Amdt. 3133 (To increase funding to combat avian flu, increase local preparedness, and create a Manhattan Project-like effort to develop a vaccine to inoculate the U.S. Population against a pandemic by $5 billion in FY 2007 paid for by requiring tax withholding on government payments to contractors like Halliburton.)

Amendment Rejected (44-55)

44 Yea

55 Nay

← Vote #54 Vote #56 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 46 senators

0 Yea / 45 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Democrat 37 senators

35 Yea / 2 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

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 44

Nay 55

Not Voting 1

George Voinovich (OH)

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

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