What was the result of Senate roll call vote 248 in the 110th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 17, 2007 ended "Amendment Agreed to (94-3)", 94-3. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2100 to S.Amdt. 2011 to H.R. 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 248?

94 senators voted Yea and 3 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 248 in the 110th Congress?

Republicans voted 39-0 and Democrats voted 32-3. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #248 · 110th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 17, 2007, 2:48 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2100 to S.Amdt. 2011 to H.R. 1585 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2100 (To express the sense of the Senate that it is in the national security interest of the United States that Iraq not become a failed state and a safe haven for terrorists.)

Amendment Agreed to (94-3)

94 Yea

3 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Republican 39 senators

39 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 38 senators

32 Yea / 3 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Robert Byrd (Democrat–WV) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Tom Harkin (Democrat–IA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 94

Nay 3

Not Voting 3

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

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