What was the result of Senate roll call vote 37 in the 111th Congress?

The Senate vote on Feb 4, 2009 ended "Amendment Rejected (32-65)", 32-65. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 179 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).

How many senators voted yes and no on Senate vote 37?

32 senators voted Yea and 65 voted Nay. 2 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 37 in the 111th Congress?

Democrats voted 0-38 and Republicans voted 23-5. 5 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #37 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Feb 4, 2009, 5:47 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 179 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)

Amendment S.Amdt. 179 (To eliminate unnecessary spending.)

Amendment Rejected (32-65)

32 Yea

65 Nay

← Vote #36 Vote #38 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 39 senators

0 Yea / 38 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 29 senators

23 Yea / 5 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

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
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

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 32

Nay 65

Not Voting 2

Judd Gregg (NH)
Ted Kennedy (MA)

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

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