How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 247?

26 senators voted Yea and 71 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 247 in the 111th Congress?

Democrats voted 3-52 and Republicans voted 23-17. 20 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #247 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Jul 29, 2009, 5:59 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1884 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 247 in the 111th Congress?

The Senate vote on Jul 29, 2009 ended "Amendment Rejected (26-71)", 26-71. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1884 to S.Amdt. 1813 to H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010) (H.R. 3183).

Amendment S.Amdt. 1884 (To prohibit no bid contracts by requiring the use of competitive procedures to award contracts and grants funded under this Act.)

Amendment Rejected (26-71)

26 Yea

71 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 58 senators

3 Yea / 52 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 40 senators

23 Yea / 17 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
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
Tom Carper (Democrat–DE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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
Judd Gregg (Republican–NH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Orrin Hatch (Republican–UT) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kay Hutchison (Republican–TX) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Richard Lugar (Republican–IN) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Claire McCaskill (Democrat–MO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Mitch McConnell (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
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
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
Roger Wicker (Republican–MS) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 26

Nay 71

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 #245 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1879 to S.Amdt. 1813 to H.R. 3183 (Energy and Water De…

Amendment Rejected (35-62) Jul 29, 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 #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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Source: Official U.S. Senate roll call vote data (senate.gov ↗).

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