What was the result of Senate roll call vote 80 in the 110th Congress?

The Senate vote on Mar 20, 2007 ended "Amendment Rejected (47-50)", 47-50. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 460 to S. 214 (Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 80?

47 senators voted Yea and 50 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 80 in the 110th Congress?

Republicans voted 37-2 and Democrats voted 2-34. 4 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #80 · 110th Congress · Session 1 · Mar 20, 2007, 12:01 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 460 to S. 214 (Preserving United States Attorney Independence Act of 2007)

Amendment S.Amdt. 460 (To require appropriate qualifications for interim United States attorneys.)

Amendment Rejected (47-50)

47 Yea

50 Nay

← Vote #79 Vote #81 →

How the Parties Voted

Republican 40 senators

37 Yea / 2 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Democrat 38 senators

2 Yea / 34 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Chuck Hagel (Republican–NE) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Gordon Smith (Republican–OR) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 47

Nay 50

Not Voting 3

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

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