What was the result of Senate roll call vote 21 in the 111th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jan 28, 2009 ended "Amendment Rejected (36-60)", 36-60. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 75 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 21?

36 senators voted Yea and 60 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 21 in the 111th Congress?

Democrats voted 1-36 and Republicans voted 26-2. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #21 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Jan 28, 2009, 2:43 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 75 to H.R. 2 (Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009)

Amendment S.Amdt. 75 (To prohibit CHIP coverage for higher income children and to prohibit any payments to a State from its CHIP allotments for any fiscal year quarter in which the State Medicaid income eligibility level for children is greater than the income eligibility level for children under CHIP.)

Amendment Rejected (36-60)

36 Yea

60 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 39 senators

1 Yea / 36 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 29 senators

26 Yea / 2 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 36

Nay 60

Not Voting 3

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

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