How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 245?

35 senators voted Yea and 62 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 245 in the 111th Congress?

Democrats voted 5-50 and Republicans voted 30-10. 15 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #245 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 29, 2009, 5:18 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1879 to S.Amdt. 1813 to H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010) (H.R. 3183)

Q: What was the result of Senate roll call vote 245 in the 111th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 29, 2009 ended "Amendment Rejected (35-62)", 35-62. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1879 to S.Amdt. 1813 to H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010) (H.R. 3183).

Amendment S.Amdt. 1879 (To reduce the appropriation for Departmental Administration of the Department of Energy so that the Department can set an example for all Americans by reducing unnecessary energy usage.)

Amendment Rejected (35-62)

35 Yea

62 Nay

← Vote #244 Vote #246 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 58 senators

5 Yea / 50 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 40 senators

30 Yea / 10 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent 2 senators

0 Yea / 2 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Lamar Alexander (Republican–TN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Bob Bennett (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kit Bond (Republican–MO) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Sam Brownback (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
William Cochran (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Blanche Lincoln (Democrat–AR) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Pat Roberts (Republican–KS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Shelby (Republican–AL) 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 35

Nay 62

Not Voting 3

Other Votes on H.R. 3183

Vote #243 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1814 to S.Amdt. 1813 to H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water De…

Amendment Rejected (25-72) Jul 28, 2009
Vote #246 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1895 to S.Amdt. 1813 to H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water De…

Amendment Agreed to (79-18) Jul 29, 2009
Vote #247 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1884 to S.Amdt. 1813 to H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water De…

Amendment Rejected (26-71) Jul 29, 2009
Vote #248 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3183

Bill Passed (85-9) Jul 29, 2009
Vote #321 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 3183

Cloture Motion Agreed to (79-17, 3/5 majority required) Oct 14, 2009
Vote #322 On the Conference Report H.R. 3183

Conference Report Agreed to (80-17) Oct 15, 2009

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