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Roll Call Vote #212 · 110th Congress · Session 2 · Oct 1, 2008, 9:07 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 5685 to H.R. 1424 (A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.)

Amendment S.Amdt. 5685 (In the nature of a substitute.)

Amendment Agreed to (74-25, 3/5 majority required)
74 Yea
25 Nay
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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 38 senators

31 Yea / 6 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Republican 38 senators

26 Yea / 12 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

1 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 74

Nay 25

Not Voting 1

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