What was the result of Senate roll call vote 53 in the 111th Congress?

The Senate vote on Feb 6, 2009 ended "Amendment Rejected (39-57)", 39-57. The vote was on: On the Amendment S.Amdt. 501 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 53?

39 senators voted Yea and 57 voted Nay. 3 senators did not vote.

Which party supported Senate vote 53 in the 111th Congress?

Democrats voted 4-34 and Republicans voted 25-2. 6 senators crossed party lines.

Roll Call Vote #53 · 111th Congress · Session 1 · Feb 6, 2009, 9:57 PM (ET)

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 501 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)

Amendment S.Amdt. 501 (To limit wasteful spending, to fund a systematic program of foreclosure prevention, to be administered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and for other purposes.)

Amendment Rejected (39-57)

39 Yea

57 Nay

← Vote #52 Vote #54 →

How the Parties Voted

Democrat 39 senators

4 Yea / 34 Nay

1 not voting or present

Majority position: Nay

Republican 29 senators

25 Yea / 2 Nay

2 not voting or present

Majority position: Yea

Independent Democrat 1 senator

0 Yea / 1 Nay

Majority position: Nay

Crossed Party Lines

James Bunning (Republican–KY) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Kent Conrad (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Byron Dorgan (Democrat–ND) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Russell Feingold (Democrat–WI) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay
Olympia Snowe (Republican–ME) voted Nay while most of their caucus voted Yea
Arlen Specter (Democrat–PA) voted Yea while most of their caucus voted Nay

On the Amendment S.Amdt. 501 to S.Amdt. 98 to H.R. 1 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009)

How the Parties Voted

Crossed Party Lines

Full Roll Call: How Every Senator Voted

Yea 39

Nay 57

Not Voting 3