What was the result of Senate roll call vote 102 in the 110th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 23, 2007 ended "Amendment Rejected (48-51)", 48-51. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 583 to S.Con.Res. 21 (No short title on file).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 102?

48 senators voted Yea and 51 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 102 in the 110th Congress?

Republicans voted 39-1 and Democrats voted 1-36. 2 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #102 · 110th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 23, 2007, 11:05 AM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 583 to S.Con.Res. 21 (No short title on file)

Amendment S.Amdt. 583 (To reform the death tax by setting the exemption at $5 million per estate, indexed for inflation, and the top death tax rate at no more than 35% beginning in 2010; to avoid subjecting an estimated 119,200 families, family businesses, and family farms to the death tax each and every year; to promote continued economic growth and job creation; and to make the enhanced teacher deduction permanent.)

Amendment Rejected (48-51)

48 Yea

51 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 40 senators

39 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 38 senators

1 Yea / 36 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 48

Nay 51

Not Voting 1

Tim Johnson (SD)

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

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