What was the result of Senate roll call vote 317 in the 111th Congress?

The Senate vote on Oct 8, 2009 ended "Amendment Rejected (33-64)", 33-64. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2626 to H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010) (H.R. 2847).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 317?

33 senators voted Yea and 64 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 317 in the 111th Congress?

Democrats voted 1-55 and Republicans voted 32-7. 8 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #317 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Oct 8, 2009, 12:19 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2626 to H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010) (H.R. 2847)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2626 (To eliminate funding for Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction.)

Amendment Rejected (33-64)

33 Yea

64 Nay

← Vote #316 Vote #318 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 58 senators

1 Yea / 55 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 40 senators

32 Yea / 7 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent 2 senators

0 Yea / 2 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
Richard Burr (Republican–NC) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Susan Collins (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Lisa Murkowski (Republican–AK) 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
David Vitter (Republican–LA) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 33

Nay 64

Not Voting 3

Other Votes on H.R. 2847

Vote #316 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2630 to H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, a…

Motion to Table Agreed to (61-38) Oct 7, 2009
Vote #319 On the Motion to Recommit H.R. 2847

Motion to Recommit Rejected (33-65) Oct 8, 2009
Vote #320 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2847

Cloture Motion Rejected (56-38, 3/5 majority required) Oct 13, 2009
Vote #335 On the Motion (Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reported Co…

Motion Agreed to (60-39, 3/5 majority required) Nov 5, 2009
Vote #336 On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2631 to H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Rel…

Amendment Rejected (36-62) Nov 5, 2009
Vote #338 On the Motion to Table S.Amdt. 2669 to H.R. 2847 (Commerce, Justice, Science, a…

Motion to Table Agreed to (54-45) Nov 5, 2009
Vote #340 On Passage of the Bill H.R. 2847

Bill Passed (71-28) Nov 5, 2009
Vote #23 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2847

Cloture Motion Agreed to (62-30, 3/5 majority required) Feb 22, 2010
Vote #25 On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. …

Motion Agreed to (70-28) Feb 24, 2010
Vote #49 On the Cloture Motion H.R. 2847

Cloture Motion Agreed to (61-30, 3/5 majority required) Mar 15, 2010

All Senate votes on H.R. 2847 →

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

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