How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 258?

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

Which party supported Senate vote 258 in the 111th Congress?

Democrats voted 5-50 and Republicans voted 31-9. 15 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #258 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Aug 4, 2009, 4:16 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2244 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010) (H.R. 2997)

Q: What was the result of Senate roll call vote 258 in the 111th Congress?

The Senate vote on Aug 4, 2009 ended "Amendment Rejected (37-60)", 37-60. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2244 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010) (H.R. 2997).

Amendment S.Amdt. 2244 (To support the proposal of the President to eliminate funding in the bill for digital conversion efforts of the Department of Agriculture that are duplicative of existing Federal efforts.)

Amendment Rejected (37-60)

37 Yea

60 Nay

← Vote #257 Vote #259 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 58 senators

5 Yea / 50 Nay

3 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 40 senators

31 Yea / 9 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent 2 senators

1 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
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
Joseph Lieberman (Independent–CT) 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
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
Mark Udall (Democrat–CO) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
George Voinovich (Republican–OH) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 37

Nay 60

Not Voting 3

Other Votes on H.R. 2997

Vote #255 On the Cloture Motion S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural Development…

Cloture Motion Agreed to (83-11, 3/5 majority required) Aug 3, 2009
Vote #256 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1910 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural …

Amendment Rejected (41-55) Aug 3, 2009
Vote #257 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1912 to S.Amdt. 1908 to H.R. 2997 (Agriculture, Rural …

Amendment Rejected (27-70) Aug 4, 2009
Vote #259 On the Motion (Coburn Motion To Commit To The Committee on Appropriations )

Motion Rejected (32-65) Aug 4, 2009
Vote #261 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2997

Bill Passed (80-17) Aug 4, 2009
Vote #318 On the Conference Report H.R. 2997

Conference Report Agreed to (76-22) Oct 8, 2009

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

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