What was the result of Senate roll call vote 368 in the 111th Congress?

The Senate vote on Dec 7, 2009 ended "Amendment Rejected (43-56, 3/5 majority required)", 43-56. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2942 to S.Amdt. 2786 to H.R. 3590 (Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 368?

43 senators voted Yea and 56 voted Nay. 1 senator did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 368 in the 111th Congress?

Democrats voted 3-37 and Republicans voted 29-0. 3 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #368 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Dec 7, 2009, 4:07 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 2942 to S.Amdt. 2786 to H.R. 3590 (Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009)

Amendment S.Amdt. 2942 (To prevent Medicare from being raided for new entitlements and to use Medicare savings to save Medicare.)

Amendment Rejected (43-56, 3/5 majority required)

43 Yea

56 Nay

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How the Parties Voted

Democrat 41 senators

3 Yea / 37 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 29 senators

29 Yea / 0 Nay

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

Evan Bayh (Democrat–IN) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Ben Nelson (Democrat–NE) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Jim Webb (Democrat–VA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 43

Nay 56

Not Voting 1

Robert Byrd (WV)

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

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