What was the result of Senate roll call vote 106 in the 110th Congress?

The Senate vote on Apr 17, 2008 ended "Amendment Rejected (49-43, 3/5 majority required)", 49-43. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4538 to S.Amdt. 4146 to H.R. 1195 (No short title on file) (H.R. 1195).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 106?

49 senators voted Yea and 43 voted Nay. 8 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 106 in the 110th Congress?

Democrats voted 6-39 and Republicans voted 43-2. 8 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #106 · 110th Congress · Session 2 · Apr 17, 2008, 4:00 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4538 to S.Amdt. 4146 to H.R. 1195 (No short title on file) (H.R. 1195)

Amendment S.Amdt. 4538 (To create a bipartisan, bicameral special committee to investigate the improper insertion of an earmark for Coconut Road into the conference report of the 2005 highway bill after both chambers of Congress had approved identical versions of the conference report.)

Amendment Rejected (49-43, 3/5 majority required)

49 Yea

43 Nay

← Vote #105 Vote #107 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 49 senators

6 Yea / 39 Nay

4 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 49 senators

43 Yea / 2 Nay

4 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 2 senators

0 Yea / 2 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Benjamin Cardin (Democrat–MD) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Amy Klobuchar (Democrat–MN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Bill Nelson (Democrat–FL) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 49

Nay 43

Not Voting 8

Other Votes on H.R. 1195

Vote #103 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 1195

Cloture Motion Agreed to (93-1, 3/5 majority required) Apr 14, 2008
Vote #104 On the Motion to Table the Motion to Recommit H.R. 1195

Motion to Table Motion to Recommit Agreed to (78-18) Apr 16, 2008
Vote #105 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 4539 to S.Amdt. 4146 to H.R. 1195 (No short title on f…

Amendment Agreed to (64-28, 3/5 majority required) Apr 17, 2008
Vote #107 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 4146 to H.R. 1195 (No short title on file)

Cloture Motion Agreed to (90-2, 3/5 majority required) Apr 17, 2008
Vote #108 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1195

Bill Passed (88-2) Apr 17, 2008

All Senate votes on H.R. 1195 →

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

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